Keywords:
Abdomen, Emergency, Paediatric, Ultrasound, Decision analysis, Infection
Authors:
S. Cappabianca1, A. Russo2, F. Iaselli3, A. Reginelli3, A. D'Andrea4, R. Grassi3, A. Rotondo5; 1Santa Maria Capua Vetere (CE)/IT, 2Casoria (NA)/IT, 3Naples/IT, 4San Marco di Teano (CE)/IT, 5Napoli (NA)/IT
DOI:
10.1594/ecr2013/C-1527
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