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Acute Appendicitis in middle and late life

an analysis of 421 cases in individuals over 39 years of age

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Boyce, F.F. Acute Appendicitis in middle and late life. American Journal of Digestive Diseases 8, 223–230 (1941). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02998408

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