Appendectomy in Sweden 1989-1993 assessed by the inpatient registry

Journal of Clinical Epidemiology

Volumn 51, Issue 10, 1998, Pages 859-865

  Blomqvist, Paul ^a   Ljung, Håkan ^b   Nyrén, Olof ^a   Ekbom, Anders ^a,c  

^a KAROLINSKA INSTITUTE   (Sweden)

^b UPPSALA UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^c HARVARD SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

Appendectomy; Appendicitis; Diagnosis; Perforated appendicitis

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; APPENDECTOMY; APPENDIX PERFORATION; ARTICLE; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; FEMALE; GENDER; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REGISTER; SWEDEN;

EID: 0032190122     PISSN: 08954356     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0895-4356(98)00065-1     Document Type: Article

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