Diagnosis and treatment of acute appendicitis in children: A survey among Dutch surgeons and comparison with evidence-based practice

World Journal of Surgery

Volumn 30, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 512-518

  Tan, E C T H ^a   Severijnen, R S V M ^a   Rosman, C ^b   Van Der Wilt, G J ^a   Van Goor, H ^a  

^a RADBOUD UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^b CANISIUS WILHELMINA HOSPITAL   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACUTE APPENDICITIS; DIAGNOSTIC PROCEDURE; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH SURVEY; HOSPITAL PERSONNEL; HUMAN; MEDICAL LITERATURE; MEDICAL RESEARCH; NETHERLANDS; PUBLISHING; REVIEW; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; SURGICAL WARD; WOUND CLOSURE;

ACUTE DISEASE; APPENDECTOMY; APPENDICITIS; CHILD; COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; EVIDENCE-BASED MEDICINE; HEALTH CARE COSTS; HUMANS; NETHERLANDS; PRACTICE GUIDELINES; QUESTIONNAIRES;

EID: 33645576220     PISSN: 03642313     EISSN: 14322323     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00268-005-0350-0     Document Type: Review

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