Appendicitis risk prediction models in children presenting with right iliac fossa pain (RIFT study): a prospective, multicentre validation study

Overview of attention for article published in The Lancet Child & Adolescent Health, February 2020

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Children with suspected appendicitis need better care, finds study

The Medical News, 14 Feb 2020

A new study published in the journal The Lancet Child

Urgent improvements needed in the care of children with suspected appendicitis - study

PressReleasePoint, 14 Feb 2020

Thousands of UK children undergo unnecessary appendix surgery each year Thousands of UK children undergo unnecessary appendix…

Urgent improvements needed in the care of children with suspected appendicitis

MedicalXpress, 13 Feb 2020

Credit: CC0 Public Domain Thousands of UK children undergo unnecessary appendix surgery each year in the NHS, a new study…

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