Increased CT scan utilization does not improve the diagnostic accuracy of appendicitis in children
- 1 May 2003
- journal article
- Published by Elsevier in Journal of Pediatric Surgery
- Vol. 38 (5), 659-662
- https://doi.org/10.1016/jpsu.2003.5017
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