Re-appraising the role of sonography in pediatric acute abdominal pain

Iranian Journal of Pediatrics

Volumn 23, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 177-182

  Lin, Wei Ching ^a,b   Lin, Chien Heng ^a,b,c  

^a CHINA MEDICAL UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^b CHINA MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^c CENTRAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Abdominal pain; Children; Emergency; Ultrasound

Indexed keywords

ABDOMINAL PAIN; ACUTE ABDOMEN; ADOLESCENT; APPENDICITIS; ARTICLE; CHILD; CLINICAL EXAMINATION; COHORT ANALYSIS; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; ECHOGRAPHY; FEMALE; GASTROINTESTINAL DISEASE; GASTROINTESTINAL INFECTION; GYNECOLOGIC DISEASE; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; INTUSSUSCEPTION; KIDNEY DISEASE; LABORATORY TEST; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; RADIODIAGNOSIS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; ULTRASOUND SCANNER;

EID: 84874760898     PISSN: 20082142     EISSN: 20082150     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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