Using the literature to evaluate diagnostic tests: Amylase or lipase for diagnosing acute pancreatitis?

Journal of the Medical Library Association

Volumn 95, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 121-126

  Beauregard, Julie M ^a   Lyon, Jennifer A ^a   Slovis, Corey ^a  

^a VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMYLASE; TRIACYLGLYCEROL LIPASE;

ACUTE PANCREATITIS; AMYLASE BLOOD LEVEL; ARTICLE; CLINICAL PRACTICE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC PROCEDURE; HUMAN; MEDICAL LITERATURE; TRIACYLGLYCEROL LIPASE BLOOD LEVEL;

AMYLASES; BENCHMARKING; COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; DIAGNOSTIC TESTS, ROUTINE; HUMANS; INFORMATION STORAGE AND RETRIEVAL; LIPASE; MEDICAL SUBJECT HEADINGS; PANCREATITIS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

EID: 34247358257     PISSN: 15365050     EISSN: 15589439     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3163/1536-5050.95.2.121     Document Type: Article

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