Diagnostic value of C-reactive protein in complicated appendicitis

Journal of the Korean Society of Coloproctology

Volumn 27, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 122-126

  Moon, Hyoung Min ^a   Park, Beom Seok ^a   Moon, Duk Jin ^a  

^a Gwangju Christian Hospital   (South Korea)

Author keywords

C reactive protein; Complicated appendicitis; Predictive factor

Indexed keywords

C REACTIVE PROTEIN;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; APPENDICITIS; ARTICLE; CHILD; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; EARLY DIAGNOSIS; FEMALE; HUMAN; LABORATORY TEST; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; PREDICTIVE VALUE; RECEIVER OPERATING CHARACTERISTIC; UNIVARIATE ANALYSIS;

EID: 80051493353     PISSN: 20937822     EISSN: 20937830     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3393/jksc.2011.27.3.122     Document Type: Article

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