Pediatric abdominal radiograph use, constipation, and significant misdiagnoses

Journal of Pediatrics

Volumn 164, Issue 1, 2014, Pages

  Freedman, Stephen B ^a   Thull Freedman, Jennifer ^a   Manson, David ^a   Rowe, Margot Follett ^a   Rumantir, Maggie ^a   Eltorki, Mohamed ^a   Schuh, Suzanne ^a  

^a HOSPITAL FOR SICK CHILDREN   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ABDOMINAL PAIN; ABDOMINAL RADIOGRAPHY; ABDOMINAL TENDERNESS; APPENDICITIS; ARTICLE; CANADA; CHILD; CLINICAL LABORATORY; COHORT ANALYSIS; CONSTIPATION; DIAGNOSTIC ERROR; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; DISEASE SEVERITY; EMERGENCY WARD; FECES; FEMALE; HUMAN; ICD-10; INTESTINE OBSTRUCTION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OUTPATIENT; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SCORING SYSTEM;

EID: 84890856674     PISSN: 00223476     EISSN: 10976833     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jpeds.2013.08.074     Document Type: Article

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