Use of a modified Alvorado score in the diagnosis of acute appendicitis.
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2003-08Author
Saidi, H. S
Chavda, S. K
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The negative appendicectomy rates have remained high. The integration of clinical scores into the diagnostic process in acute appendicitis has had the purposes of improving decision making and reducing the negative rates in this common condition. The performance of these score systems have however, not been uniform.
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http://profiles.uonbi.ac.ke/hsaidi/publications/use-modified-alvorado-score-diagnosis-acute-appendicitishttp://erepository.uonbi.ac.ke:8080/xmlui/handle/123456789/28581
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East African medical journal, 2003 Aug, Volume 80, Issue 8, p.411-4Publisher
University of Nairobi Department Of Human Anatomy
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