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Original Research

Establishment of ultrasound as a diagnostic aid in the referral of patients with abdominal pain in an emergency department – a pilot study

Liv la Cour Poulsen1 Emergency Department, Copenhagen University Hospital, Holbaek, DenmarkCorrespondence[email protected]
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Emilie Stokholm Bækgaard1 Emergency Department, Copenhagen University Hospital, Holbaek, Denmark
,
Per Grosen Istre1 Emergency Department, Copenhagen University Hospital, Holbaek, Denmark
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Thomas Andersen Schmidt1 Emergency Department, Copenhagen University Hospital, Holbaek, Denmark
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Torben Larsen2 Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Copenhagen University Hospital, Holbaek, Denmark
Pages 11-15 | Published online: 25 Mar 2015

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