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The accuracy of white blood cell count in the diagnosis of acute appendicitis using age-sex-adjusted receiver operating characteristic approach

Background: White blood cell (WBC) counts are commonly used for the diagnosis of acute appendicitis in the early stages of pain. However, the effect of certain confounders, particularly age and sex, has been less focused. The purpose of this study was to investigate the diagnostic accuracy of white...

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Autores principales: Rafiei, Mohammad, Mohammad Gholi Mezerji, Naser, Shayan, Zahra, Mosayebi, Ghasem
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Iran University of Medical Sciences 2019
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7137840/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/32280645
http://dx.doi.org/10.34171/mjiri.33.139