Acute Abdomen in Pediatric Patients Admitted to the Pediatric Emergency Department

Pediatrics and Neonatology

Volumn 49, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 126-134

  Tseng, Yu Ching ^a   Lee, Ming Sheng ^a   Chang, Yu Jun ^a   Wu, Han Ping ^b,c  

^a CHANGHUA CHRISTIAN HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^b BUDDHIST TZU CHI GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^c NATIONAL YANG MING UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

abdomen, acute; abdominal pain; child; emergency service, hospital

Indexed keywords

ABDOMINAL PAIN; ABDOMINAL RADIOGRAPHY; ACUTE ABDOMEN; ACUTE APPENDICITIS; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; ARTICLE; CHILD; CHILD HOSPITALIZATION; CHILDHOOD MORTALITY; CLINICAL FEATURE; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CONTROLLED STUDY; EMERGENCY WARD; FEMALE; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; ILEUS; INFANT; INGUINAL HERNIA; INTESTINE OBSTRUCTION; INTESTINE PERFORATION; INTUSSUSCEPTION; LABORATORY TEST; LENGTH OF STAY; LIVER INJURY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PREVALENCE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; SPLEEN INJURY; TRAFFIC ACCIDENT;

ABDOMEN, ACUTE; ADOLESCENT; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; EMERGENCY SERVICE, HOSPITAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; MALE; TAIWAN;

EID: 56849097622     PISSN: 18759572     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1875-9572(08)60027-3     Document Type: Article

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