Diagnosing appendicitis at different time points in children with right lower quadrant pain: Comparison between pediatric appendicitis score and the alvarado score

World Journal of Surgery

Volumn 36, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 216-221

  Wu, Han Ping ^a,b,c   Yang, Wen Chieh ^d   Wu, Kang Hsi ^e   Chen, Chan Yu ^d   Fu, Yun Ching ^a,f  

^a NATIONAL YANG MING UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b BUDDHIST TZU CHI GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^c TZU CHI UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^d CHANGHUA CHRISTIAN HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^e CHINA MEDICAL UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^f Taichung General Hospital   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ABDOMINAL PAIN; ACUTE DISEASE; ADOLESCENT; APPENDECTOMY; APPENDICITIS; ARTICLE; CHILD; CLINICAL TRIAL; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DECISION SUPPORT SYSTEM; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; OBSERVER VARIATION; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RECEIVER OPERATING CHARACTERISTIC; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

ABDOMINAL PAIN; ACUTE DISEASE; ADOLESCENT; APPENDECTOMY; APPENDICITIS; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DECISION SUPPORT TECHNIQUES; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; OBSERVER VARIATION; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; ROC CURVE; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

EID: 84861100589     PISSN: 03642313     EISSN: 14322323     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00268-011-1310-5     Document Type: Article

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