Diagnostic efficacy of the alvarado score according to age in acute appendicitis

Journal of the Korean Surgical Society

Volumn 78, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 100-105

  Oh, Bo Young ^a   Kim, Kwang Ho ^a   Lee, Ryung Ah ^a   Chung, Soon Sup ^a  

^a Ewha Womans University School of Medicine   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Acute appendicitis; Age; Alvarado score

Indexed keywords

EID: 79960162480     PISSN: 12260053     EISSN: 20930488     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4174/jkss.2010.78.2.100     Document Type: Article

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