Sensitivity and specificity of ultrasound in the diagnosis of acute appendicitis;Sensibilité et spécificité de l'examen échographique pour le diagnostic de l'appendicite aiguë

Eastern Mediterranean Health Journal

Volumn 18, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 66-69

  Al Ajerami, Y ^a  

^a AL AZHAR UNIVERSITY   (Palestine)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACUTE APPENDICITIS; APPENDECTOMY; ARTICLE; DIAGNOSTIC TEST ACCURACY STUDY; ECHOGRAPHY; FEMALE; GOLD STANDARD; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OBESITY; PREDICTIVE VALUE; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

EID: 84856725406     PISSN: 10203397     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.26719/2012.18.1.66     Document Type: Article

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