Usefulness index in nonspecific abdominal pain - An aid in the diagnosis?

Scandinavian Journal of Gastroenterology

Volumn 47, Issue 12, 2012, Pages 1475-1479

  Eskelinen, Matti ^a   Lipponen, Pertti ^a  

^a KUOPIO UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Finland)

Author keywords

Acute abdominal pain; Signs; Tests; Usefulness Index TS: Please insert if Received dates are applicable

Indexed keywords

ABDOMINAL PAIN; ACUTE ABDOMEN; ACUTE APPENDICITIS; ACUTE CHOLECYSTITIS; ADULT; ARTICLE; CHOLECYSTITIS; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT TOOL; CLINICAL DECISION MAKING; CLINICAL FEATURE; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; DIGESTIVE TRACT PARAMETERS; DYSPEPSIA; FALSE POSITIVE RESULT; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTESTINE SOUND; KIDNEY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NONSPECIFIC ABDOMINAL PAIN; PHYSICIAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RIGIDITY; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; USEFULNESS INDEX TEST;

ABDOMINAL PAIN; ACUTE DISEASE; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; DECISION MAKING; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PALPATION; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84869998069     PISSN: 00365521     EISSN: 15027708     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/00365521.2012.733951     Document Type: Article

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