A nationwide study of the incidence and 30-day mortality rate of pyogenic liver abscess in Denmark, 1977-2002

Alimentary Pharmacology and Therapeutics

Volumn 21, Issue 10, 2005, Pages 1185-1188

  Jepsen, P ^a   Vilstrup, H ^a   Schonheyder H C ^b   Sorensen H T ^a,c  

^a AARHUS UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Denmark)

^b AALBORG UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Denmark)

^c BOSTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; ARTICLE; DENMARK; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; LIVER ABSCESS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORTALITY; POISSON DISTRIBUTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS; PYOGENIC LIVER ABSCESS; REGISTER; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; SEX DIFFERENCE; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS;

AGED; DENMARK; FEMALE; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; LIVER ABSCESS, PYOGENIC; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MORTALITY; PROGNOSIS; REGISTRIES; SEX FACTORS;

EID: 19544372811     PISSN: 02692813     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2036.2005.02487.x     Document Type: Article

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