Diagnostic indicators for peptic ulcer perforation at a tertiary care hospital in Thailand

Clinical and Experimental Gastroenterology

Volumn 4, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 283-289

  Suriya, Chutikarn ^a   Kasatpibal, Nongyao ^b   Kunaviktikul, Wipada ^b   Kayee, Toranee ^c  

^a Faculty of Medicine Chiang Mai University   (Thailand)

^b CHIANG MAI UNIVERSITY   (Thailand)

^c NAKORNPING HOSPITAL   (Thailand)

Author keywords

Diagnostic indicator; Peptic ulcer perforation; Thailand

Indexed keywords

ABDOMINAL PAIN; ABDOMINAL RADIOGRAPHY; ABDOMINAL TENDERNESS; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL FEATURE; CLINICAL INDICATOR; COHORT ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC TEST; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DISEASE CLASSIFICATION; EARLY DIAGNOSIS; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PATIENT ASSESSMENT; PATIENT MONITORING; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK REDUCTION; TERTIARY HEALTH CARE; THAILAND; ULCER PERFORATION;

EID: 84856252861     PISSN: None     EISSN: 11787023     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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