Lack of evidence that obesity is a cause of pilonidal sinus disease

European Journal of Surgery

Volumn 167, Issue 4, 2001, Pages 297-298

  Cubukcu A ^a   Carkman S ^a   Gonullu N N ^a  

^a KOCAELI UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Body mass index (BMI); Obesity; Pilonidal sinus

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BODY MASS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OBESITY; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; PILONIDAL SINUS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; RISK FACTOR;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; BODY MASS INDEX; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OBESITY; PILONIDAL SINUS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 0035061108     PISSN: 11024151     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/110241501300091525     Document Type: Article

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