Clinical Prediction Rules for Appendicitis in Adults: Which Is Best?

World Journal of Surgery

Volumn 41, Issue 7, 2017, Pages 1769-1781

  Kularatna, Malsha ^a   Lauti, Melanie ^b   Haran, Cheyaanthan ^b   MacFater, Wiremu ^b   Sheikh, Laila ^a   Huang, Ying ^b   McCall, John ^c   MacCormick, Andrew D ^a,b  

^a MIDDLEMORE HOSPITAL   (New Zealand)

^b UNIVERSITY OF AUCKLAND   (New Zealand)

^c UNIVERSITY OF OTAGO   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; APPENDICITIS; AREA UNDER THE CURVE; DECISION SUPPORT SYSTEM; HUMAN;

ADULT; APPENDICITIS; AREA UNDER CURVE; DECISION SUPPORT TECHNIQUES; HUMANS;

EID: 85014164416     PISSN: 03642313     EISSN: 14322323     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00268-017-3926-6     Document Type: Review

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