Evaluation of the appendicitis inflammatory response score for patients with acute appendicitis

World Journal of Surgery

Volumn 36, Issue 7, 2012, Pages 1546-1547

  Andersson, Roland E ^a,b  

^a RYHOV COUNTY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

^b LINKÖPING UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

APPENDICITIS; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; NOTE;

APPENDICITIS; HUMANS; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX;

EID: 84864284628     PISSN: 03642313     EISSN: 14322323     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00268-012-1552-x     Document Type: Note

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