The accuracy of C-reactive protein in diagnosing acute appendicitis - A meta-analysis

Scandinavian Journal of Clinical and Laboratory Investigation

Volumn 57, Issue 5, 1997, Pages 373-380

  Hallan, S ^a,b   Asberg A ^a  

^a Innherred Sykehus   (Norway)

^b NONE   (Norway)

Author keywords

Diagnostic tests; Leukocyte count; Medical decision making; Receiver operating characteristic curve; Review; Sensitivity and specificity; Study validity

Indexed keywords

C REACTIVE PROTEIN;

ACUTE APPENDICITIS; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; LEUKOCYTE COUNT; LITERATURE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; META ANALYSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECEIVER OPERATING CHARACTERISTIC; TECHNIQUE;

EID: 0030879401     PISSN: 00365513     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/00365519709084584     Document Type: Article

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