Diagnosis of Acute Appendicitis Using Scoring System: Compared with the Alvarado Score
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207 Correspondence to: Sang Jeon Lee, Department of Surgery, Chungbuk National University, College of Medicine, 410, Sungbong-ro, Heungduk-gu, Cheongju 361-763, Korea. Tel: 043-269-6360, Fax: 043266-6037, E-mail: [email protected] Received March 10, 2010, Accepted June 16, 2010 This work was supported by the research grant of the Chungbuk National University in 2008. Diagnosis of Acute Appendicitis Using Scoring System: Compared with the Alvarado Score
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