Diagnosis of acute abdominal pain in older patients

American Family Physician

Volumn 74, Issue 9, 2006, Pages 1537-1544

  Lyon, Corey ^a,c   Clark, Dwayne C ^b  

^a US Naval Hospital Sigonella   (Italy)

^b Fond du Lac Regional Clinic   (United States)

^c Naval Hospital Sigonella   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT;

ABDOMINAL AORTA ANEURYSM; ACUTE ABDOMEN; ACUTE CHOLECYSTITIS; ACUTE PANCREATITIS; AGING; ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION; APPENDICITIS; CHOLECYSTITIS; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; DISASTER; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DIVERTICULOSIS; GALLSTONE; HEPATOBILIARY SYSTEM; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; ISCHEMIA; LABORATORY TEST; MORTALITY; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PEPTIC ULCER; PERFORATION; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; PROGNOSIS; REVIEW; RISK FACTOR; SMALL INTESTINE OBSTRUCTION; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR;

ABDOMEN, ACUTE; AGED; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED;

EID: 33750583483     PISSN: 0002838X     EISSN: 0002838X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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