Diagnosing of Acute Appendicitis - A Review

• Autorzy: Andrzej Żyluk , Paweł Ostrowski
• Języki publikacji: EN

Abstrakty

EN

• Wydawca: Index Copernicus International
• Czasopismo: Polish Journal of Surgery
• Rocznik: 2010
• Tom: 82
• Numer: 5
• Strony: 297-306

Daty

wydano

2010-05-01

online

2010-09-15

Twórcy

autor

Andrzej Żyluk

• Department of General and Hand Surgery, Pomeranian Medial University in Szczecin

autor

Paweł Ostrowski

• Department of General Surgery, Regional Specjalist Hospital in Grudziądz

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DOI

10.2478/v10035-010-0043-8