Impact of helical computed tomography on the rate of negative appendicitis

American Journal of Emergency Medicine

Volumn 24, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 43-47

  Vadeboncoeur, Tyler F ^a   Heister, Robyn R ^a   Behling, Cynthia A ^b   Guss, David A ^a  

^a San Diego   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

APPENDICITIS; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; DOCUMENT EXAMINATION; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; HUMAN; MEDICAL ASSESSMENT; MEDICAL DOCUMENTATION; MEDICAL RECORD; OPERATING ROOM; PATIENT SELECTION; PREOPERATIVE EVALUATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SAMPLE SIZE; SEX DIFFERENCE; SPIRAL COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; SURGICAL PATIENT;

EID: 28844435455     PISSN: 07356757     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ajem.2005.07.011     Document Type: Article

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