Childhood deaths from acute appendicitis in England and Wales 1963-97: Observational population based study

BMJ

Volumn 323, Issue 7310, 2001, Pages 430-431

  Pledger, Gordon ^a   Stringer, Mark D ^b  

^a Oaktree Cottage   (United Kingdom)

^b LEEDS TEACHING HOSPITALS NHS TRUST   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ABDOMINAL PAIN; ACUTE APPENDICITIS; ARTICLE; CHILDHOOD MORTALITY; HUMAN; MEDICAL AUDIT; MEDICAL CARE; POPULATION RESEARCH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; UNITED KINGDOM;

ACUTE DISEASE; ADOLESCENT; APPENDICITIS; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; ENGLAND; HOSPITAL MORTALITY; HUMANS; INFANT; MEDICAL AUDIT; WALES;

EID: 0035949108     PISSN: 09598138     EISSN: 14685833     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/bmj.323.7310.430     Document Type: Article

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