Acute Abdomen in Pediatric Patients Admitted to the Pediatric Emergency Department

Acute abdomen in children is a serious condition frequently encountered in the pediatric emergency department (ED). This study aimed to analyze the clinical spectrum of acute abdomen, and to investigate the prevalence of various etiologies in different age groups of children admitted to the pediatri...

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Main Authors: Yu-Ching Tseng, Ming-Sheng Lee, Yu-Jun Chang, Han-Ping Wu
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2008-08-01
Series:Pediatrics and Neonatology
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1875957208600273