Use of a modified alvorado score in the diagnosis of acute appendicitis

East African Medical Journal

Volumn 80, Issue 8, 2003, Pages 411-414

  Saidi, H S ^a   Chavda, S K ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NAIROBI   (Kenya)

^b Kilifi District Hospital   (Kenya)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACUTE ABDOMEN; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; APPENDICITIS; ARTICLE; CHILD; COMPARATIVE STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PREDICTION AND FORECASTING; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PROSPECTIVE STUDY;

ABDOMEN, ACUTE; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; APPENDICITIS; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES;

EID: 23944473254     PISSN: 0012835X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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