White cell count and C-reactive protein measurement in patients with possible appendicitics

Annals of the Royal College of Surgeons of England

Volumn 91, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 113-115

  Sengupta, Anshuman ^a   Bax, George ^a   Paterson Brown, Simon ^a  

^a ROYAL INFIRMARY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Appendicitis; C reactive protein; White cell count

Indexed keywords

C REACTIVE PROTEIN;

ACUTE DISEASE; APPENDICITIS; ARTICLE; FEMALE; HUMAN; LEUKOCYTE COUNT; MALE; METABOLISM; METHODOLOGY; PROSPECTIVE STUDY;

ACUTE DISEASE; APPENDICITIS; C-REACTIVE PROTEIN; FEMALE; HUMANS; LEUKOCYTE COUNT; MALE; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES;

EID: 67649794878     PISSN: 00358843     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1308/003588409X359330     Document Type: Article

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