Peritonitis: Classification and causes

Digestive Surgery

Volumn 13, Issue 4-5, 1996, Pages 381-383

  Simmen, H P ^a   Heinzelmann, M ^a   Largiader F ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL ZURICH   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

APACHE II; Classification; Etiology; Mannheimer Peritonitis Index; Peritonitis

Indexed keywords

DISEASE CLASSIFICATION; DISEASE SEVERITY; HUMAN; PERITONITIS; SHORT SURVEY;

EID: 0029814003     PISSN: 02534886     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000172468     Document Type: Article

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