Computed tomography use among children presenting to emergency departments with abdominal pain

Pediatrics

Volumn 130, Issue 5, 2012, Pages

  Fahimi, Jahan ^a,b,c   Herring, Andrew ^a   Harries, Aaron ^a   Gonzales, Ralph ^b   Alter, Harrison ^a  

^a HIGHLAND HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Abdominal pain; Computed tomography; Emergency medicine; Pediatrics

Indexed keywords

ABDOMINAL PAIN; ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; APPENDICITIS; ARTICLE; CAUCASIAN; CHILD; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CONTROLLED STUDY; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; EMERGENCY WARD; ETHNIC DIFFERENCE; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HEALTH SURVEY; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; INFANT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL CARE; NEGRO; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; SCHOOL CHILD; SEX DIFFERENCE; TREND STUDY;

EID: 84868624318     PISSN: 00314005     EISSN: 10984275     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1542/peds.2012-0739     Document Type: Article

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