Diagnosis of appendicitis: Part I. History and physical examination

American Family Physician

Volumn 77, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 828-830

  Ebell, Mark H ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ABDOMINAL PAIN; ANAMNESIS; ANOREXIA; APPENDICITIS; APPENDIX PERFORATION; BODY TEMPERATURE DISORDER; CLINICAL EVALUATION; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; HUMAN; LEUKOCYTE COUNT; LEUKOCYTOSIS; NAUSEA; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; SCORING SYSTEM; SHORT SURVEY; VOMITING; ADULT; CHILD; REVIEW;

ADULT; APPENDICITIS; CHILD; HUMANS; MEDICAL HISTORY TAKING; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION;

EID: 42449125619     PISSN: 0002838X     EISSN: 0002838X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Short Survey

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