Admission Volume Determines Outcome for Patients With Acute Pancreatitis

Gastroenterology

Volumn 137, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 1995-2001

  Singla, Anand ^a   Simons, Jessica ^a   Li, YouFu ^a   Csikesz, Nicholas G ^a   Ng, Sing Chau ^a   Tseng, Jennifer F ^a   Shah, Shimul A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACUTE PANCREATITIS; ARTICLE; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HOSPITAL CHARGE; HUMAN; LENGTH OF STAY; MORTALITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; UNITED STATES;

EID: 70649094731     PISSN: 00165085     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1053/j.gastro.2009.08.056     Document Type: Article

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