Negative appendectomy and perforation rates in the SCOAP trial

Annals of Surgery

Volumn 249, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 699-

  Aanning, H L ^a  

^a Yankton Medical Clinic   (United States)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

APPENDECTOMY; APPENDICITIS; APPENDIX PERFORATION; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HUMAN; LETTER; MEDICAL DECISION MAKING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; ULTRASOUND; CLINICAL TRIAL; DIAGNOSTIC ERROR; METHODOLOGY; NOTE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PREOPERATIVE CARE; RISK FACTOR; STANDARD; STATISTICS; UNITED STATES; UNNECESSARY PROCEDURE;

APPENDECTOMY; APPENDICITIS; CLINICAL TRIALS AS TOPIC; DIAGNOSTIC ERRORS; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; HUMANS; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); PREOPERATIVE CARE; RISK FACTORS; UNNECESSARY PROCEDURES; WASHINGTON;

EID: 84888547971     PISSN: 00034932     EISSN: 15281140     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/SLA.0b013e31819f3f31     Document Type: Letter

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