CRP in acute appendicitis - Is it a necessary investigation?

International Journal of Surgery

Volumn 2, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 88-89

  Amalesh, Thangadorai ^a   Shankar, M ^a   Shankar, R ^a  

^a Kilpauk Medical College   (India)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

C REACTIVE PROTEIN;

ACUTE APPENDICITIS; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; APPENDECTOMY; ARTICLE; CHILD; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; FEMALE; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

EID: 27944476717     PISSN: 17439191     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1743-9191(06)60050-2     Document Type: Article

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