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Original Article

Non-specific abdominal pain remains as the most common reason for acute abdomen: 26-year retrospective audit in one emergency unit

Anne FagerströmDepartment of Gastrointestinal Surgery, Kuopio University Hospital, Kuopio, Finland;
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Paavo PaajanenSchool of Medicine, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Eastern Finland, Kuopio, Finland;
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Heidi SaarelainenSchool of Medicine, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Eastern Finland, Kuopio, Finland;
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Mirella Ahonen-SiirtolaDepartment of Surgery, Oulu University Hospital, Oulu, Finland;
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Mika UkkonenDepartment of Gastroenterology and Alimentary Tract Surgery, Tampere University Hospital, Tampere, Finland
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Pekka MiettinenDepartment of Gastrointestinal Surgery, Kuopio University Hospital, Kuopio, Finland; ;School of Medicine, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Eastern Finland, Kuopio, Finland;
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Hannu PaajanenDepartment of Gastrointestinal Surgery, Kuopio University Hospital, Kuopio, Finland; ;School of Medicine, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Eastern Finland, Kuopio, Finland; Correspondence[email protected]
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Pages 1072-1077 | Received 03 May 2017, Accepted 07 Jun 2017, Published online: 28 Jun 2017

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