Diagnostic imaging and negative appendectomy rates in children: Effects of age and gender

Pediatrics

Volumn 129, Issue 5, 2012, Pages 877-884

  Bachur, Richard G ^a   Hennelly, Kara ^a   Callahan, Michael J ^a   Chen, Catherine ^a   Monuteaux, Michael C ^a  

^a BOSTON CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Abdominal pain; Adolescent; Appendicitis; Computed tomography; Diagnostic studies; Health services research; Male; Pediatric; Radiation; Ultrasound

Indexed keywords

ABDOMINAL ABSCESS; AGE; APPENDECTOMY; APPENDICITIS; APPENDIX PERFORATION; ARTICLE; CHILD; CHILD CARE; CLINICAL EFFECTIVENESS; CLINICAL EVALUATION; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; ECHOGRAPHY; EMERGENCY WARD; FEMALE; GENDER; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PREOPERATIVE EVALUATION; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SCHOOL CHILD;

EID: 84860578669     PISSN: 00314005     EISSN: 10984275     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1542/peds.2011-3375     Document Type: Article

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