The Alvarado score for predicting acute appendicitis: a systematic review
<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>The Alvarado score can be used to stratify patients with symptoms of suspected appendicitis; the validity of the score in certain patient groups and at different cut points is still unclear. The aim of this study was to assess the di...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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BMC
2011-12-01
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Series: | BMC Medicine |
Online Access: | http://www.biomedcentral.com/1741-7015/9/139 |