Incidence of umbilical hernia in african children: Redefinition of "normal" and reevaluation of indications for repair

World Journal of Surgery

Volumn 25, Issue 5, 2001, Pages 645-648

  Meier, Donald E ^a   OlaOlorun, David A ^b   Omodele, Rachael A ^b   Nkor, Sunday K ^b   Tarpley, John L ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS SOUTHWESTERN MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b Baptist Medical Centre   (Nigeria)

^c VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CHILD; CHILDHOOD DISEASE; EMERGENCY SURGERY; FEMALE; HERNIOPLASTY; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; INFANT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MEASUREMENT; MORTALITY; NIGERIA; PREGNANCY; TREATMENT INDICATION; UMBILICAL HERNIA;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AFRICAN AMERICANS; AFRICAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; COSMETICS; CULTURE; FEMALE; HERNIA, UMBILICAL; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; NIGERIA; PREGNANCY; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES;

EID: 0035031794     PISSN: 03642313     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s002680020072     Document Type: Article

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