Childhood intussusception at the Moi Teaching and Referral Hospital Eldoret: Management challenges in a rural setting

East African Medical Journal

Volumn 81, Issue 9, 2004, Pages 443-446

  Kuremu, R T ^a  

^a MOI UNIVERSITY   (Kenya)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFANT; INTUSSUSCEPTION; KENYA; MALE; MORTALITY; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PRESCHOOL CHILD; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; RURAL HEALTH CARE; RURAL POPULATION; TEACHING HOSPITAL;

CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; HOSPITALS, TEACHING; HUMANS; INFANT; INTUSSUSCEPTION; KENYA; MALE; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RURAL HEALTH SERVICES; RURAL POPULATION;

EID: 16644384195     PISSN: 0012835X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4314/eamj.v81i9.9218     Document Type: Review

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