Receiver operating characteristic analysis of leukocyte counts in operations for suspected appendicitis

American Journal of Emergency Medicine

Volumn 26, Issue 7, 2008, Pages 769-772

  Keskek, Mehmet ^a   Tez, Mesut ^b   Yoldas, Omer ^a   Acar, Atahan ^a   Akgul, Ozgur ^a   Gocmen, Erdal ^a   Koc, Mahmut ^a  

^a ANKARA TRAINING AND RESEARCH HOSPITAL   (Turkey)

^b GAZI UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; APPENDECTOMY; APPENDICITIS; ARTICLE; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; DISEASE SEVERITY; EMERGENCY MEDICINE; FEMALE; HUMAN; LEUKOCYTE COUNT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECEIVER OPERATING CHARACTERISTIC; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

ADULT; APPENDECTOMY; APPENDICITIS; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; EMERGENCY SERVICE, HOSPITAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; LEUKOCYTE COUNT; MALE; MEDICAL RECORDS; PREOPERATIVE CARE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; ROC CURVE; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

EID: 50549102530     PISSN: 07356757     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ajem.2007.10.036     Document Type: Article

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