Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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3225385 | The American Journal of Emergency Medicine | 2011 | 10 Pages |
Abstract
The added value of plain radiographs is too limited to advocate their routine use in the diagnostic workup of patients with acute abdominal pain, because few diagnoses change and the level of confidence were mostly not affected.
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Authors
Adrienne MD, Wytze Laméris, Jan S.K. MD, Michiel MD, Erik J. MD, Dennis E.J.G.J. MD, PhD, Jan MD, Anna A.W. MD, PhD, Patrick M. PhD, Jaap MD, PhD, Marja A. MD, PhD, on behalf of the OPTIMA study group on behalf of the OPTIMA study group,