Do normal leucocyte count and C-reactive protein value exclude acute appendicitis in children?

Acta Paediatrica, International Journal of Paediatrics

Volumn 90, Issue 6, 2001, Pages 649-651

  Gronroos J M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TURKU   (Finland)

Author keywords

Acute appendicitis; C reactive protein; Children; Diagnosis; Leucocyte count

Indexed keywords

C REACTIVE PROTEIN;

ACUTE APPENDICITIS; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; APPENDECTOMY; ARTICLE; CALCULATION; CHILD; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; LEUKOCYTE COUNT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PREOPERATIVE EVALUATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0034961521     PISSN: 08035253     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1651-2227.2001.tb02428.x     Document Type: Article

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