Elective coincidental appendectomy

Obstetrics and Gynecology

Volumn 106, Issue 5 I, 2005, Pages 1141-1142

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Indexed keywords

AGE DISTRIBUTION; APPENDECTOMY; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; DECISION MAKING; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; ELECTIVE SURGERY; FEMALE; GYNECOLOGIC SURGERY; HUMAN; MORBIDITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK BENEFIT ANALYSIS;

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