Drug-induced acute pancreatitis: Underdiagnosis and overdiagnosis

Digestive Diseases and Sciences

Volumn 55, Issue 10, 2010, Pages 2706-2708

  Tenner, Scott ^a  

^a MAIMONIDES MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AZATHIOPRINE; CODEINE; DEXAMETHASONE; ESTROGEN; MERCAPTOPURINE; MESALAZINE; METRONIDAZOLE; RAMIPRIL; VALPROIC ACID;

ACUTE PANCREATITIS; ADVERSE OUTCOME; ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION; CLINICAL EVALUATION; CROHN DISEASE; DIAGNOSTIC ERROR; DISEASE EXACERBATION; DISEASE SEVERITY; DRUG INDUCED DISEASE; EDITORIAL; GALLSTONE; HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; TERTIARY HEALTH CARE; ACUTE DISEASE; CHEMICALLY INDUCED DISORDER; DIGESTIVE SYSTEM EXAMINATION; INCIDENCE; NOTE; PANCREATITIS;

ACUTE DISEASE; DIAGNOSTIC ERRORS; DIAGNOSTIC TECHNIQUES, DIGESTIVE SYSTEM; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; PANCREATITIS;

EID: 77957912841     PISSN: 01632116     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10620-010-1367-2     Document Type: Editorial

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