Clinical scoring system for diagnosis of acute appendicitis in children

Indian Journal of Pediatrics

Volumn 78, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 287-290

  Shera, A H ^a   Nizami, F A ^a   Malik, A A ^a   Naikoo, Z A ^a   Wani, M A ^a  

^a SHER I KASHMIR INSTITUTE OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (India)

Author keywords

Acute appendicitis in children; Alvarado score; Appendicectomy; Early diagnosis; Scoring system

Indexed keywords

ACUTE APPENDICITIS; ALVARADO SCORING SYSTEM; APPENDECTOMY; ARTICLE; CHILD; CLINICAL OBSERVATION; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC TEST ACCURACY STUDY; EARLY DIAGNOSIS; FEMALE; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; LARGE INTESTINE PERFORATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PREDICTIVE VALUE; PREOPERATIVE EVALUATION; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RELIABILITY; SCHOOL CHILD; SCORING SYSTEM; SYMPTOM;

ADOLESCENT; APPENDECTOMY; APPENDICITIS; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; EARLY DIAGNOSIS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX;

EID: 79954440711     PISSN: 00195456     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12098-010-0285-9     Document Type: Article

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