Can we improve diagnosis of acute appendicitis?: Ultrasonography may complement clinical assessment in some patients

BMJ

Volumn 321, Issue 7266, 2000, Pages 907-908

  Beasley, Spencer W ^a  

^a CHRISTCHURCH HOSPITAL   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACUTE APPENDICITIS; CLINICAL EXAMINATION; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; ECHOGRAPHY; EDITORIAL; HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SYMPTOMATOLOGY;

ACUTE DISEASE; APPENDICITIS; HUMAN; PALPATION; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS;

EID: 0034649103     PISSN: 09598138     EISSN: 14685833     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/bmj.321.7266.907     Document Type: Editorial

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