Development and initial validation of a scoring system to diagnose testicular torsion in children.

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Published in J Urol on October 24, 2012

Authors

João A Barbosa1, Bruno Camargo Tiseo, Ghassan A Barayan, Brian M Rosman, Fábio César Miranda Torricelli, Carlo C Passerotti, Miguel Srougi, Alan B Retik, Hiep T Nguyen

Author Affiliations

1: Department of Urology, Boston Children's Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts 02115, USA. jbrunhara@gmail.com

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