Diagnosis of pyogenic liver abscess by abdominal ultrasonography in the emergency department

Emergency Medicine Journal

Volumn 26, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 273-275

  Lin, A C M ^a   Yen, D Y ^a   Hsu, Y H ^a   Wu, C C ^a   Chang, H ^b   Jang, T N ^c   Huang, C H ^a  

^a SHIN KONG WU HO SU MEMORIAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^b FU JEN CATHOLIC UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^c TAIPEI MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; EMERGENCY WARD; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PYOGENIC LIVER ABSCESS; ULTRASOUND;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; EARLY DIAGNOSIS; EMERGENCY SERVICE, HOSPITAL; EPIDEMIOLOGIC METHODS; FALSE NEGATIVE REACTIONS; FEMALE; HUMANS; LIVER ABSCESS, PYOGENIC; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; SEX FACTORS; TAIWAN; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 64949141033     PISSN: 14720205     EISSN: 14720213     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/emj.2007.049254     Document Type: Article

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