Ultrasound of the appendix in children: Is the child too obese?

European Radiology

Volumn 13, Issue 6, 2003, Pages 1428-1431

  Hörmann, Marcus ^a   Scharitzer, Martina ^a   Stadler, Alfred ^a   Pokieser, Peter ^a   Puig, Stefan ^a   Helbich, Thomas ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VIENNA   (Austria)

Author keywords

Appendix; BMI for age percentiles; Pediatric; Ultrasound

Indexed keywords

ACUTE APPENDICITIS; ADOLESCENT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; APPENDECTOMY; ARTICLE; BODY HEIGHT; BODY MASS; BODY WEIGHT; CALCULATION; CHILD; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; DIAGNOSTIC ERROR; ECHOGRAPHY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NUTRITIONAL STATUS; OBESITY; PATIENT CODING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS;

EID: 0038079980     PISSN: 09387994     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00330-002-1747-x     Document Type: Article

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