Total leucocyte count, C-reactive protein and neutrophil count: Diagnostic Aid in acute appendicitis

Saudi Journal of Gastroenterology

Volumn 15, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 117-120

  Shafi, Sheikh Muzamil ^a,c   Afsheen, Misbha ^b   Reshi, Farooq A ^b  

^a GOVERNMENT MEDICAL COLLEGE   (India)

^b SMHS Hospital   (India)

^c NONE

Author keywords

Acute appendicitis; C reactive protein; Neutrophil count; TLC

Indexed keywords

C REACTIVE PROTEIN;

ACUTE APPENDICITIS; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CHILD; DELAYED DIAGNOSIS; DIAGNOSTIC TEST; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; LEUKOCYTE COUNT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; NEUTROPHIL COUNT; PREDICTION AND FORECASTING; PROTEIN BLOOD LEVEL; SCHOOL CHILD; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

EID: 64149101989     PISSN: 13193767     EISSN: 19984049     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4103/1319-3767.48969     Document Type: Article

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