Acute abdominal pain in the elderly

International Journal of Gerontology

Volumn 1, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 77-82

  Chang, Ching Chih ^a   Wang, Sun Sang ^a,b,c  

^a TAIPEI MUNICIPAL GAN DAU HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^b NATIONAL YANG MING UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^c TAIPEI VETERANS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Acute abdominal pain; Elderly

Indexed keywords

ACETYLSALICYLIC ACID; ANTIDIABETIC AGENT; DIGOXIN; NONSTEROID ANTIINFLAMMATORY AGENT; OPIATE; THEOPHYLLINE;

ABDOMINAL AORTA ANEURYSM; ABDOMINAL PAIN; ABDOMINAL SCINTISCANNING; ACUTE APPENDICITIS; ACUTE CHOLECYSTITIS; CLINICAL FEATURE; COLON DIVERTICULOSIS; DELAYED DIAGNOSIS; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; HERNIA INCARCERATION; HUMAN; INTESTINE OBSTRUCTION; PAIN ASSESSMENT; PANCREATITIS; PEPTIC ULCER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECTUM CANCER; REVIEW;

EID: 39549100112     PISSN: 18739598     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1873-9598(08)70026-7     Document Type: Review

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