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Family History Is a Predictor for Appendicitis in Adults in the Emergency Department
INTRODUCTION: A family history of appendicitis has been reported to increase the likelihood of the diagnosis in children and in a retrospective study of adults. We compare positive family history with the diagnosis of acute appendicitis in a prospective sample of adults. METHODS: We conducted a pros...
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| Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
| Lenguaje: | English |
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Department of Emergency Medicine, University of California, Irvine School of Medicine
2012
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| Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3555584/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23359540 http://dx.doi.org/10.5811/westjem.2011.6.6679 |