DIAGNOSTIC EFFICACY OF MODIFIED ALVARADO SCORE OVER GRADDED COMPRESSION ULTRASONOGRAPHY
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عنوان ژورنال: Journal of Health and Allied Sciences NU
سال: 2013
ISSN: 2582-4287,2582-4953
DOI: 10.1055/s-0040-1703689