Management of acute diverticulitis: Is less more?

Diseases of the Colon and Rectum

Volumn 54, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 126-128

  Hogan, Aisling ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT;

ANOREXIA; ANTIMICROBIAL THERAPY; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; DIVERTICULITIS; FEVER; GASTROINTESTINAL SURGERY; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; MEDICAL RESEARCH; NOTE; PAIN; PATIENT SAFETY;

ACUTE DISEASE; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; DIVERTICULITIS; HUMANS; LAPAROSCOPY;

EID: 78651520695     PISSN: 00123706     EISSN: 15300358     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/DCR.0b013e3181ff3c81     Document Type: Note

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