title: Alvarado scoring in primary health care: managing acute surgical workload at the source.
authors.affiliation: Te Puna Hauora Medical Centre, Auckland, New Zealand.
authors.forename: Hardeep
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Hundal
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery, North Shore Hospital, Auckland, New Zealand.
authors.forename: Jonathan
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Koea
mesh_terms: D001062:Appendectomy; D001064:Appendicitis / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000601:surgery; D003661:Decision Support Techniques; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D011320:Primary Health Care; D011446:Prospective Studies; D016526:Workload