Alvarado score for the acute appendicitis in a provincial hospital

Journal of the Medical Association of Thailand

Volumn 94, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 441-449

  Limpawattanasiri, Chairoek ^a  

^a Chachoengsao Hospital   (Thailand)

Author keywords

Alvarado score; Appendectomy; Appendicitis

Indexed keywords

ACUTE APPENDICITIS; ADOLESCENT; AGED; ALVARADO SCORE; APPENDECTOMY; ARTICLE; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; FEMALE; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PREDICTIVE VALUE; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RECEIVER OPERATING CHARACTERISTIC; SCORING SYSTEM; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SEX DIFFERENCE; THAILAND;

ACUTE DISEASE; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; APPENDECTOMY; APPENDICITIS; DIAGNOSTIC ERRORS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; ROC CURVE; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; THAILAND;

EID: 79955459064     PISSN: 01252208     EISSN: 01252208     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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