Alteration in emergency theatre prioritisation does not alter outcome for acute appendicitis: Comparative cohort study

World Journal of Emergency Surgery

Volumn 4, Issue 1, 2009, Pages

  Partelli, Stefano ^a   Beg, Sabina ^a   Brown, Juliette ^a   Vyas, Soumil ^a   Kocher, Hemant M ^a  

^a ROYAL LONDON HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 67949100469     PISSN: None     EISSN: 17497922     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1749-7922-4-22     Document Type: Article

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