Application of Alvarado scoring system in diagnosis of acute appendicitis

JK Science

Volumn 10, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 84-86

  Singh, Kailash ^a,b   Gupta, Shyam ^a   Pargal, Pinki ^a  

^a GOVERNMENT MEDICAL COLLEGE   (India)

^b NONE   (India)

Author keywords

Acute appendicitis; Alvarado score; Appendectomy

Indexed keywords

ACUTE APPENDICITIS; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ALVARADO SCORING SYSTEM; APPENDECTOMY; ARTICLE; CHILD; CLINICAL OBSERVATION; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; FEMALE; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; SCHOOL CHILD; SCORING SYSTEM; SYMPTOM;

EID: 66149094623     PISSN: 09721177     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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