A prospective evaluation of the modified Alvarado score for acute appendicitis in children

Annals of the Royal College of Surgeons of England

Volumn 79, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 203-205

  Macklin, C P ^a   Radcliffe, G S ^a   Merei, J M ^a   Stringer, M D ^a,b  

^a ST JAMES S UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b LEEDS GENERAL INFIRMARY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Abdominal pain; Acute appendicitis; Alvarado score

Indexed keywords

ABDOMINAL PAIN; ACUTE APPENDICITIS; ADOLESCENT; APPENDECTOMY; ARTICLE; CHILD; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; SCORING SYSTEM;

ACUTE DISEASE; ADOLESCENT; APPENDICITIS; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; EVALUATION STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX;

EID: 1842375706     PISSN: 00358843     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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