The epidemiology of appendicitis and appendectomy in the united states

American Journal of Epidemiology

Volumn 132, Issue 5, 1990, Pages 910-925

  Addiss, David G ^a   Shaffer, Nathan ^a   Fowler, Barbara S ^a   Tauxe, Robert V ^a  

^a NATL CENTER FOR INFECTIOUS DISEASES   (United States)

Author keywords

Appendectomy; Appendicitis; Surgery

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE; APPENDECTOMY; APPENDICITIS; ECONOMIC ASPECT; FEMALE; HUMAN; LIFE TABLE; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; RISK FACTOR; SCHOOL CHILD; SEX DIFFERENCE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE FACTORS; AGED; APPENDECTOMY; APPENDICITIS; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; EPIDEMIOLOGIC METHODS; FEMALE; HUMAN; LIFE TABLES; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MALE; MIDDLE AGE; SEX FACTORS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0025170029     PISSN: 00029262     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/oxfordjournals.aje.a115734     Document Type: Article

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