Impact of surgeon-performed ultrasound on diagnosis of abdominal pain

Emergency Medicine Journal

Volumn 25, Issue 8, 2008, Pages 486-490

  Lindelius, Anna ^a,b   Torngren S ^a,b   Sonden A ^a,b   Pettersson, H ^a   Adami, J ^a  

^a KAROLINSKA INSTITUTE   (Sweden)

^b STOCKHOLM SÖDER HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ABDOMINAL PAIN; ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; ECHOGRAPHY; EMERGENCY WARD; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL EDUCATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; STANDARD; SURGEON;

ABDOMINAL PAIN; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; EDUCATION, MEDICAL, GRADUATE; EMERGENCY SERVICE, HOSPITAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; POINT-OF-CARE SYSTEMS; SURGERY;

EID: 49449100012     PISSN: 14720205     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/emj.2007.052142     Document Type: Article

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