Is There a Role for Abdominal Computed Tomographic Scans in Appendicitis?
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Is there a role for abdominal computed tomographic scans in appendicitis?
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عنوان ژورنال: Archives of Surgery
سال: 1998
ISSN: 0004-0010
DOI: 10.1001/archsurg.133.4.373