Omental Infarction in Children

Journal of Pediatrics

Volumn 155, Issue 3, 2009, Pages

  Rimon, Ayelet ^a   Daneman, Alan ^a   Gerstle, J Ted ^a   Ratnapalan, Savithiri ^a  

^a HOSPITAL FOR SICK CHILDREN   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

APPENDICITIS; ARTICLE; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL FEATURE; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; ECHOGRAPHY; EMERGENCY WARD; FEMALE; GASTROINTESTINAL RADIOGRAPHY; GASTROINTESTINAL SYMPTOM; HUMAN; IMAGE ANALYSIS; INTESTINE INFARCTION; LENGTH OF STAY; MALE; MEDICAL RECORD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIODIAGNOSIS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SCHOOL CHILD; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; TERTIARY HEALTH CARE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 69249216767     PISSN: 00223476     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jpeds.2009.03.039     Document Type: Article

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