No association between non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs and acute appendicitis in a case-control study

British Journal of Surgery

Volumn 84, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 372-374

  Evans, J M M ^a   Macgregor, A M ^a   Murray, F E ^a   Vaidya, K ^a   Morris, A D ^a   MacDonald, T M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF DUNDEE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACETYLSALICYLIC ACID; NONSTEROID ANTIINFLAMMATORY AGENT;

ACUTE APPENDICITIS; ARTICLE; CASE CONTROL STUDY; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG EFFECT; DRUG SAFETY; DRUG TOXICITY; DRUG USE; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK ASSESSMENT; UNITED KINGDOM;

ADULT; AGED; ANTI-INFLAMMATORY AGENTS, NON-STEROIDAL; APPENDICITIS; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; ODDS RATIO;

EID: 0030893292     PISSN: 00071323     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/bjs.1800840330     Document Type: Article

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