Does this child have appendicitis? A systematic review of clinical prediction rules for children with acute abdominal pain

Journal of Clinical Epidemiology

Volumn 66, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 95-104

  Kulik, Dina M ^a   Uleryk, Elizabeth M ^a   Maguire, Jonathon L ^a,b,c,d,e,f  

^a HOSPITAL FOR SICK CHILDREN   (Canada)

^b ST MICHAEL'S HOSPITAL   (Canada)

^c ST MICHAEL'S HOSPITAL   (Canada)

^d HOSPITAL FOR SICK CHILDREN RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Canada)

^e UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^f UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

Author keywords

Appendicitis; Child; Clinical prediction rule; Models; Multivariate analysis; Review

Indexed keywords

ACUTE ABDOMEN; APPENDICITIS; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT TOOL; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; METHODOLOGY; NAUSEA AND VOMITING; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PREDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REPRODUCIBILITY; REVIEW; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; VALIDATION PROCESS;

EID: 84870022628     PISSN: 08954356     EISSN: 18785921     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jclinepi.2012.09.004     Document Type: Article

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