Hirschsprung's disease: Present UK practice

Annals of the Royal College of Surgeons of England

Volumn 80, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 46-48

  Huddart, S N ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL OF WALES   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Duhamel; Hirschsprung's disease; Neonatal surgery; Soave; Stoma

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; COLOSTOMY; HIRSCHSPRUNG DISEASE; HUMAN; MEDICAL AUDIT; MEDICAL PRACTICE; NEWBORN; NEWBORN DISEASE; NEWBORN PERIOD; PULL THROUGH OPERATION; STOMA; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; UNITED KINGDOM;

COLOSTOMY; DIGESTIVE SYSTEM SURGICAL PROCEDURES; GREAT BRITAIN; HEALTH CARE SURVEYS; HIRSCHSPRUNG DISEASE; HUMANS; INFANT, NEWBORN; IRELAND; PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 0031973753     PISSN: 00358843     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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