Evaluation of Alvarado score as an admission criterion in patients with suspected diagnosis of acute appendicitis

West African Journal of Medicine

Volumn 26, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 210-212

  Tade, A O ^a,b  

^a OLABISI ONABANJO UNIVERSITY   (Nigeria)

^b NONE   (Nigeria)

Author keywords

Admission criterion; Alvarado score; Appendicitis; Diagnosis

Indexed keywords

ABDOMINAL PAIN; ACUTE APPENDICITIS; ADULT; ALVARADO SCORE; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; EMERGENCY WARD; FEMALE; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PREDICTION; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; SCORING SYSTEM; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SYMPTOM; VALIDATION STUDY;

ABDOMEN, ACUTE; ADULT; APPENDICITIS; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; EMERGENCY SERVICE, HOSPITAL; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS INDICATORS; HUMANS; MALE; PELVIC PAIN; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX;

EID: 38049184766     PISSN: 0189160X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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