Physical assessment in gastroenterology: Abdominal examination

Gastrointestinal Nursing

Volumn 5, Issue 7, 2007, Pages 24-30

  Hibberts, Fiona ^a   Bushell, Christine ^b  

^a GUY'S AND ST THOMAS' NHS FOUNDATION TRUST   (United Kingdom)

^b Harrow Primary Care Trust   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Abdominal assessment; Physical assessment; Specialist nurse

Indexed keywords

EID: 35348958831     PISSN: 14795248     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.12968/gasn.2007.5.7.27194     Document Type: Review

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