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Editorial
. 2000 Oct 14;321(7266):907-8.
doi: 10.1136/bmj.321.7266.907.

Can we improve diagnosis of acute appendicitis?

S W Beasly
Editorial

Can we improve diagnosis of acute appendicitis?

S W Beasly. BMJ. .
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