The value of history-taking, physical examination, and computer assistance in the diagnosis of acute appendicitis in patients more than 50 years old

Scandinavian Journal of Gastroenterology

Volumn 30, Issue 4, 1995, Pages 349-355

  Eskelinen, M ^a   Ikonen, J ^a   Lipponen, P ^a,b  

^a KUOPIO UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Finland)

^b Savonlinna Central Hospital   (Finland)

Author keywords

Acute appendicitis; Diagnosis; Diagnostic score; Signs; Symptoms

Indexed keywords

ABDOMINAL PAIN; ACUTE APPENDICITIS; ADULT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC PROCEDURE; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SYMPTOMATOLOGY;

ACUTE DISEASE; AGE FACTORS; AGED; APPENDICITIS; DIAGNOSIS, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; FEMALE; HUMAN; LOGISTIC MODELS; MALE; MEDICAL HISTORY TAKING; MIDDLE AGE; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

EID: 0028899739     PISSN: 00365521     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/00365529509093289     Document Type: Article

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