Emergency physicians do not use more resources to evaluate obese patients with acute abdominal pain

American Journal of Emergency Medicine

Volumn 25, Issue 8, 2007, Pages 925-930

  Chen, Esther H ^a   Shofer, Frances S ^a   Hollander, Judd E ^a   Robey, Jennifer L ^a   Sease, Keara L ^a   Mills, Angela M ^a  

^a HOSPITAL OF THE UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ABDOMINAL PAIN; ACUTE ABDOMEN; ADULT; ARTICLE; BODY MASS; CLINICAL FEATURE; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEMOGRAPHY; DIAGNOSTIC PROCEDURE; EMERGENCY CARE; EMERGENCY PHYSICIAN; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; LABORATORY TEST; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL PRACTICE; MORBID OBESITY; MORBIDITY; OBESITY; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PATIENT ASSESSMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SYMPTOMATOLOGY; X RAY;

ABDOMEN, ACUTE; ADULT; COHORT STUDIES; DIAGNOSTIC TECHNIQUES AND PROCEDURES; EMERGENCY SERVICE, HOSPITAL; FEMALE; HEALTH RESOURCES; HUMANS; LABORATORY TECHNIQUES AND PROCEDURES; MALE; OBESITY;

EID: 34848919485     PISSN: 07356757     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ajem.2007.02.043     Document Type: Article

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