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Categorize different abdominal clinical conditions in relation to the characteristics of the pain and the presence or absence of tenderness
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Turégano-Fuentes, F. (2016). Leading Symptoms and Signs. In: Fingerhut, A., Leppäniemi, A., Coimbra, R., Peitzman, A., Scalea, T., Voiglio, E. (eds) Emergency Surgery Course (ESC®) Manual. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-21338-5_2
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