American Journal of Emergency Medicine
Volume 25, Issue 5 , Pages 489-493, June 2007

The use of the clinical scoring system by Alvarado in the decision to perform computed tomography for acute appendicitis in the ED☆

  • Robert McKay, MD

      Affiliations

    • Saint Vincent Heaith Center, Erie, PA 16544, USA
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Tel.: +1 518 347 5537 (Office); fax: +1 518 382 2295.
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  • Jessica Shepherd, DO

      Affiliations

    • Hamot Medical Center, Erie, PA 16550, USA

Received 24 July 2006; accepted 13 August 2006.

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☆ The article did not receive any financial support and has no conflict of interest.

PII: S0735-6757(06)00415-3

doi:10.1016/j.ajem.2006.08.020

American Journal of Emergency Medicine
Volume 25, Issue 5 , Pages 489-493, June 2007

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