Computed tomography of the appendix

New England Journal of Medicine

Volumn 338, Issue 25, 1998, Pages 1847-

  Anoersson, Roland ^a   Nyström, Per Oloh ^b   Olaison, Gunnar ^a  

^a RYHOV COUNTY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

^b LINKÖPING UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

APPENDICITIS; CLINICAL EXAMINATION; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; COST CONTROL; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; HUMAN; LETTER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; ECONOMICS; NOTE; RADIOGRAPHY; PREDICTION AND FORECASTING;

APPENDICITIS; COST SAVINGS; HUMANS; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS;

EID: 0032543325     PISSN: 00284793     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1056/NEJM199806183382513     Document Type: Article

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