The role of ultrasound in diagnosing acute appendicictis

Ethiopian Medical Journal

Volumn 44, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 67-74

  Assefa, Getachew ^a   Meseret, Sifrash ^a   Nigussie, Yared ^a  

^a Department of Radiology

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACUTE DISEASE; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; APPENDICITIS; ARTICLE; CHILD; DIAGNOSTIC ERROR; ECHOGRAPHY; ETHIOPIA; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFANT; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; STATISTICS; TIME; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ACUTE DISEASE; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; APPENDICITIS; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DIAGNOSTIC ERRORS; ETHIOPIA; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; TIME FACTORS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 33845699804     PISSN: 00141755     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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