Modified Alvarado score for acute appendicitis in overweight patients

Saudi Medical Journal

Volumn 29, Issue 8, 2008, Pages 1184-1187

  Almulhim, Abdul Rahman S ^a   Al Sultan, Ali I ^a  

^a KING FAISAL UNIVERSITY   (Saudi Arabia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACUTE APPENDICITIS; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC PROCEDURE; FEMALE; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; LAPAROSCOPY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MODIFIED ALVARADO SCORE; OBESITY; SAUDI ARABIA; SCHOOL CHILD; SCORING SYSTEM; ACUTE DISEASE; APPENDICITIS; CHILD; MIDDLE AGED; PROSPECTIVE STUDY;

ACUTE DISEASE; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; APPENDICITIS; CHILD; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OBESITY; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES;

EID: 56149095223     PISSN: 03795284     EISSN: 16583175     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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