Paediatric elective surgical conditions as seen at a referral hospital in Kumasi, Ghana

ANZ Journal of Surgery

Volumn 72, Issue 12, 2002, Pages 890-892

  Abantanga, Francis A ^a,b   Amaning, Eric P ^a  

^a KWAME NKRUMAH UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Ghana)

^b KOMFO ANOKYE TEACHING HOSPITAL   (Ghana)

Author keywords

Elective surgery; Hospital based data; Paediatric surgery; Surgical conditions

Indexed keywords

AFRICA; AGE; ARTICLE; BILE DUCT ATRESIA; CIRCUMCISION; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; CONGENITAL MALFORMATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYST; ELECTIVE SURGERY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFANT; INGUINAL HERNIA; LYMPHADENOPATHY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORBIDITY; MORTALITY; PATIENT REFERRAL; PEDIATRIC SURGERY; PRESCHOOL CHILD; SEX; TEACHING HOSPITAL; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TUMOR;

ADOLESCENT; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CRYPTORCHIDISM; FEMALE; GHANA; HERNIA, INGUINAL; HOSPITALS, TEACHING; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; MALE; SURGICAL PROCEDURES, ELECTIVE; TESTICULAR HYDROCELE;

EID: 0036907975     PISSN: 14451433     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1445-2197.2002.02598.x     Document Type: Article

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