Appendicitis in children in the managed care era

Journal of Pediatric Surgery

Volumn 31, Issue 8, 1996, Pages 1035-1037

  Adolph, V R ^a   Falterman, K W ^a   Lund, D P ^a   Georgeson, K ^a   Vane, D ^a   Custer, D ^a   Roby, D ^a  

^a OCHSNER CLINIC FOUNDATION   (United States)

Author keywords

Appendectomy; appendicitis; managed care

Indexed keywords

ACUTE APPENDICITIS; APPENDECTOMY; APPENDIX PERFORATION; CHILD; CONFERENCE PAPER; EMERGENCY SURGERY; GANGRENE; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH INSURANCE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SURGICAL MORTALITY;

EID: 0029798539     PISSN: 00223468     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0022-3468(96)90080-9     Document Type: Conference Paper

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