Discriminant analysis of serum inflammatory biomarkers which differentiate pediatric appendicitis from other acute abdominal diseases

Acta Paediatrica Taiwanica

Volumn 48, Issue 3, 2007, Pages

  Lin, Kung Chen ^a   Wu, Han Ping ^a,b   Huang, Chin Yi ^a   Lin, Ching Yuang ^a,b   Chang, Chin Fu ^a  

^a CHANGHUA CHRISTIAN HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^b CHANG JUNG CHRISTIAN UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Acute abdominal diseases; Discriminant analysis; Pediatric appendicitis; Serum biomarker

Indexed keywords

BIOLOGICAL MARKER; C REACTIVE PROTEIN;

ABDOMINAL DISEASE; ABDOMINAL PAIN; ACUTE DISEASE; ACUTE GASTROENTERITIS; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; APPENDICITIS; ARTICLE; CHILD; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; DISCRIMINANT ANALYSIS; EMERGENCY WARD; FEMALE; GASTROINTESTINAL SYMPTOM; HUMAN; LEUKOCYTE COUNT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NEUTROPHIL COUNT; PEDIATRIC WARD; UPPER RESPIRATORY TRACT INFECTION; URINARY TRACT INFECTION;

ABDOMINAL PAIN; ACUTE DISEASE; ADOLESCENT; APPENDICITIS; BIOLOGICAL MARKERS; C-REACTIVE PROTEIN; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; FEMALE; GASTROENTERITIS; HUMANS; LEUKOCYTE COUNT; MALE; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; URINARY TRACT INFECTIONS;

EID: 34548783795     PISSN: 16088115     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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