Impact of clinical experience and diagnostic performance in patients with acute abdominal pain

Gastroenterology Research and Practice

Volumn 2015, Issue , 2015, Pages

  Laurell, Helena ^a   Hansson, Lars Erik ^b   Gunnarsson, Ulf ^c  

^a MORA HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

^b SAHLGRENSKA UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

^c UMEÅ UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ABDOMINAL PAIN; ACUTE ABDOMEN; ADULT; ARTICLE; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; EMERGENCY WARD; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; GASTROENTEROLOGY; GENERAL PRACTITIONER; HUMAN; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE;

EID: 84922375176     PISSN: 16876121     EISSN: 1687630X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1155/2015/590346     Document Type: Article

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