Role of sequential leucocyte counts and
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S. P. K. Payne; D. W. R. Gray
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Article
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1993
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John Wiley and Sons
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English
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## Sir We read with interest the paper by Mr Thompson and colleagues (Br J Surg 1992; 79: 822-4) describing the use of serial leucocyte counts as an adjunct to clinical assessment in the diagnosis of acute appendicitis. The test described (that ofan increasein the total leucocyte count over a 4-h