Continuing diagnostic challenge of acute appendicitis: Evaluation through modified Alvarado score: Comment

Australian and New Zealand Journal of Surgery

Volumn 69, Issue 11, 1999, Pages 821-822

  Talwar, S ^a   Talwar, R ^a   Prasad, P ^a   Malik, A A ^a   Wani, N A ^a  

^a J L N MEDICAL COLLEGE   (India)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACUTE APPENDICITIS; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC APPROACH ROUTE; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; NOTE;

EID: 0032750758     PISSN: 00048682     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1440-1622.1999.01703.x     Document Type: Note

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