Imaging in appendicitis: A review with special emphasis on the treatment of women

Obstetrics and Gynecology

Volumn 102, Issue 6, 2003, Pages 1404-1409

  Neumayer, Leigh ^a,b   Kennedy, Anne ^a  

^a VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF UTAH SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

APPENDICITIS; CLINICAL TRIAL; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; DATA ANALYSIS; DATA BASE; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC ERROR; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; EVALUATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; META ANALYSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; REVIEW;

EID: 0345118214     PISSN: 00297844     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.obstetgynecol.2003.08.014     Document Type: Review

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