Detection and diagnostic value of urine leucine-rich α-2-glycoprotein in children with suspected acute appendicitis

Annals of Emergency Medicine

Volumn 60, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 78-83.e1

  Kentsis, Alex ^a,b   Ahmed, Saima ^b   Kurek, Kyle ^b   Brennan, Eileen ^b   Bradwin, Gary ^b   Steen, Hanno ^b   Bachur, Richard ^b  

^a HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^b BOSTON CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALPHA2 GLYCOPROTEIN; LEUCINE RICH ALPHA 2 GLYCOPROTEIN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ABDOMINAL PAIN; ACUTE APPENDICITIS; AREA UNDER THE CURVE; ARTICLE; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COHORT ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC TEST ACCURACY STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; FEMALE; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; ION MONITORING; MALE; MASS SPECTROMETRY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; PROTEIN URINE LEVEL; RECEIVER OPERATING CHARACTERISTIC; SCHOOL CHILD;

EID: 84862666573     PISSN: 01960644     EISSN: 10976760     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.annemergmed.2011.12.015     Document Type: Article

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