BET 3: Emergency physician bedside ultrasound for the diagnosis of cholelithiasis

Emergency Medicine Journal

Volumn 26, Issue 9, 2009, Pages 667-669

  Hintz, Kadon K ^a   Jones, Jeffrey S ^a  

^a MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHOLELITHIASIS; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; EMERGENCY PHYSICIAN; GALLBLADDER; HUMAN; NOTE; POINT OF CARE TESTING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; ULTRASOUND; ABDOMINAL PAIN; ADULT; ECHOGRAPHY; EMERGENCY TREATMENT; FEMALE; HOSPITAL INFORMATION SYSTEM; INSTRUMENTATION; REVIEW;

ABDOMINAL PAIN; ADULT; CHOLELITHIASIS; EMERGENCY TREATMENT; FEMALE; HUMANS; POINT-OF-CARE SYSTEMS;

EID: 69249095426     PISSN: 14720205     EISSN: 14720213     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/emj.2009.081406     Document Type: Note

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