Erratum: Predicting acute appendicitis? A Comparison of the alvarado score, the appendicitis inflammatory response score and clinical assessment (Presentations from the 9th Annual Electric Utilities Environmental Conference DOI: 10.1007/s00268-014-2794-6);Predicting acute appendicitis? A comparison of the alvarado score, the appendicitis inflammatory response score and clinical assessment

World Journal of Surgery

Volumn 39, Issue 1, 2015, Pages 104-109

  Kollar D ^a   McCartan, D P ^a   Bourke, M ^a   Cross, K S ^a   Dowdall, J ^a  

^a WATERFORD REGIONAL HOSPITAL   (Ireland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; APPENDICITIS; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DECISION MAKING; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; PAIN MEASUREMENT; PREDICTIVE VALUE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; YOUNG ADULT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; APPENDICITIS; DECISION MAKING; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; PAIN MEASUREMENT; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84928387132     PISSN: 03642313     EISSN: 14322323     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00268-014-2822-6     Document Type: Erratum

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