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Is urinary 5-hydroxyindoleacetic acid helpful for early diagnosis of acute appendicitis?

Ali Jangjoo
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  • Surgical Oncology Research Center, Imam Reza Hospital, Faculty of Medicine, Mashhad University of Medical Sciences, Mashhad, Iran
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Abdol-Reza Varasteh
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  • Immunological Research Center, Bu-Ali Research Institute, Faculty of Medicine, Mashhad University of Medical Sciences, Mashhad, Iran
  • Varastegan Institute for Medical Sciences, No 15, Babak 1 Street, Mashhad, Iran
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Mostafa Mehrabi Bahar
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  • Surgical Oncology Research Center, Imam Reza Hospital, Faculty of Medicine, Mashhad University of Medical Sciences, Mashhad, Iran
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Naser Tayyebi Meibodi
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  • Department of Pathology, Imam Reza Hospital, Faculty of Medicine Mashhad University of Medical Sciences, Mashhad, Iran
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Habibollah Esmaili
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Habibollah Esmaili
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  • Department of Epidemiology and Statistics, Faculty of Medicine, Mashhad University of Medical Sciences, Mashhad, Iran
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Narges Nazeri
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  • Shafa Hospital, Boshrooyeh Health System Network, Boshrooyeh, Iran
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Mohsen Aliakbarian
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  • Surgical Oncology Research Center, Imam Reza Hospital, Faculty of Medicine, Mashhad University of Medical Sciences, Mashhad, Iran

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  • Surgical Oncology Research Center, Imam Reza Hospital, Faculty of Medicine, Mashhad University of Medical Sciences, Mashhad, Iran

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Shahriar H. Azizi
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DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ajem.2011.01.027

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