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Type II Error in a Randomized Controlled Trial of Appendectomy vs. Antibiotic Treatment of Acute Appendicitis

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  1. Department of General & Gastroenterologic Surgery, Stavanger University Hospital, Stavanger, Norway

    Kjetil Søreide MD, Hartwig Kørner MD, PhD & Jon Arne Søreide MD, PhD, FACS

  2. Institute of Surgical Sciences, University of Bergen, Bergen, Norway

    Hartwig Kørner MD, PhD & Jon Arne Søreide MD, PhD, FACS

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Søreide, K., Kørner, H. & Søreide, J.A. Type II Error in a Randomized Controlled Trial of Appendectomy vs. Antibiotic Treatment of Acute Appendicitis. World J. Surg. 31, 871–872 (2007). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00268-006-0953-0

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