Appendicectomy in Western Australia: Profile and trends, 1981-1997

Medical Journal of Australia

Volumn 175, Issue 1, 2001, Pages 15-18

  Donnelly, N J ^a   Semmens, J B ^a   Fletcher, D R ^a   Holman, C D J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE; AGED; APPENDECTOMY; APPENDICITIS; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; CHILD; CLINICAL PRACTICE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; INFANT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL RECORD; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; POPULATION RESEARCH; SEX DIFFERENCE; STANDARDIZATION; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE;

EID: 0035796451     PISSN: 0025729X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5694/j.1326-5377.2001.tb143504.x     Document Type: Article

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