Long-term outcome of patients with acute non-specific abdominal pain compared to acute appendicitis: Prospective symptom audit after two decades

Acta Chirurgica Belgica

Volumn 114, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 46-51

  Fagerstrom A ^a   Miettinen, P ^a   Valtola, J ^a   Juvonen, P ^a   Tarvainen, R ^a   Ilves, I ^a   Paajanen, H ^a  

^a KUOPIO UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Finland)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ACUTE ABDOMEN; ADULT; APPENDICITIS; ARTICLE; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; FEMALE; FINLAND; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; MALE; MORBIDITY; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRE; SURVIVAL RATE; TIME;

ABDOMEN, ACUTE; ADULT; APPENDICITIS; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; FEMALE; FINLAND; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; MALE; MORBIDITY; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRES; SURVIVAL RATE; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 84896522504     PISSN: 00015458     EISSN: 25770160     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00015458.2014.11680976     Document Type: Article

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