Referrals for bowel ultrasound in clinical practice: A survey in 12 nationwide centres in Italy

Digestive and Liver Disease

Volumn 43, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 165-168

  Maconi, Giovanni ^a   Terracciano, Fulvia ^b   de Sio, Ilario ^c   Rigazio, Caterina ^d   Roselli, Paola ^e   Radice, Elisa ^a   Castellano, Luigi ^f   Farci, Fabio ^g   Francica, Giampiero ^h   Giannetti, Andrea ⁱ   Marcucci, Federico ^j   Dalaiti, Andrea ^k   Badini, Matteo ^a   Fraquelli, Mirella ^l   Massironi, Sara ^l  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MILAN   (Italy)

^b CASA SOLLIEVO DELLA SOFFERENZA HOSPITAL   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITY OF NAPLES FEDERICO II   (Italy)

^d Gastroenterology Division   (Italy)

^e BELCOLLE HOSPITAL   (Italy)

^f Orthopedic Traumatologic Center   (Italy)

^g Studio radiologico Casciu   (Italy)

^h VS Maria Della Pietà Hospital   (Italy)

ⁱ MISERICORDIA HOSPITAL   (Italy)

^j UNIVERSITY OF PARMA   (Italy)

^k Medicina Generale Bologna Gastroenterologo Libero Professionista   (Italy)

^l FONDAZIONE IRCCS CA GRANDA OSPEDALE MAGGIORE POLICLINICO   (Italy)

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Author keywords

Bowel ultrasound; Clinical practice; Survey

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BOWEL ULTRASOUND; CHILD; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT; CLINICAL PRACTICE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIGESTIVE SYSTEM INJURY; ECHOGRAPHY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; GASTROINTESTINAL DISEASE; GASTROINTESTINAL RADIOGRAPHY; GASTROINTESTINAL TRACT EXAMINATION; GENERAL PRACTITIONER; HEALTH CARE SURVEY; HUMAN; ITALY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PATIENT REFERRAL; PHYSICIAN; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; SCHOOL CHILD; SYMPTOM; TREATMENT INDICATION;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CHILD; FEMALE; GASTROENTEROLOGY; GASTROINTESTINAL DISEASES; GENERAL PRACTITIONERS; HEALTH CARE SURVEYS; HUMANS; INTESTINES; ITALY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; QUESTIONNAIRES; REFERRAL AND CONSULTATION; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

EID: 78651448954     PISSN: 15908658     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.dld.2010.05.017     Document Type: Article

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