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Published in Primary Care

Journal Scan / Research · October 04, 2018

Antibiotic Treatment vs Appendectomy in Uncomplicated Acute Appendicitis

JAMA: The Journal of the American Medical Association

 

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JAMA: The Journal of the American Medical Association
Five-Year Follow-Up of Antibiotic Therapy for Uncomplicated Acute Appendicitis in the APPAC Randomized Clinical Trial
JAMA 2018 Sep 25;320(12)1259-1265, P Salminen, R Tuominen, H Paajanen, T Rautio, P Nordström, M Aarnio, T Rantanen, S Hurme, JP Mecklin, J Sand, J Virtanen, A Jartti, JM Grönroos

From MEDLINE®/PubMed®, a database of the U.S. National Library of Medicine.

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