Testicular torsion: Most delay occurs outside hospital

Annals of the Royal College of Surgeons of England

Volumn 80, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 169-172

  Rampaul, M S ^a,b   Hosking, S W ^a  

^a POOLE HOSPITAL NHS FOUNDATION TRUST   (United Kingdom)

^b San Fernando General Hospital   (Trinidad and Tobago)

Author keywords

Emergencies; Health education; Primary health care; Spermatic cord torsion; Testicular torsion

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CHILD; HEALTH EDUCATION; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; INFANT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; ORCHIECTOMY; SCROTUM DISORDER; TESTIS TORSION;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; EMERGENCIES; ENGLAND; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMANS; INFANT; MALE; MEDICAL AUDIT; ORCHIECTOMY; PATIENT ACCEPTANCE OF HEALTH CARE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SPERMATIC CORD TORSION; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 0031809744     PISSN: 00358843     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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