A randomized, controlled trial of routine early abdominal computed tomography in patients presenting with non-specific acute abdominal pain.

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Published in Clin Radiol on July 02, 2007

Authors

E Sala1, C J E Watson, C Beadsmoore, T Groot-Wassink, T R Fanshawe, J C Smith, A Bradley, C R Palmer, A Shaw, A K Dixon

Author Affiliations

1: Department of Radiology, University of Cambridge, Addenbrooke's Hospital, Cambridge CB2 2QQ, UK. es220@radiol.cam.ac.uk

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