Population demographic indicators associated with incidence of pyloric stenosis

Archives of Pediatrics and Adolescent Medicine

Volumn 159, Issue 6, 2005, Pages 520-525

  To, Teresa ^a,b,c   Wajja, Anne ^a   Wales, Paul W ^a,b   Langer, Jacob C ^a,b  

^a HOSPITAL FOR SICK CHILDREN RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Canada)

^b HOSPITAL FOR SICK CHILDREN   (Canada)

^c INSTITUTE FOR CLINICAL EVALUATIVE SCIENCES   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; DATA ANALYSIS; DEMOGRAPHY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; FEMALE; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; INFANT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; POPULATION RESEARCH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PYLOROMYOTOMY; PYLORUS STENOSIS; SOCIOECONOMICS; ABDOMINAL SURGERY; CANADA; RURAL POPULATION; SEX RATIO; STATISTICS; URBAN POPULATION;

DEMOGRAPHY; DIGESTIVE SYSTEM SURGICAL PROCEDURES; FEMALE; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; INFANT; MALE; ONTARIO; PYLORIC STENOSIS; RURAL POPULATION; SEX DISTRIBUTION; URBAN POPULATION;

EID: 20644433314     PISSN: 10724710     EISSN: 10724710     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1001/archpedi.159.6.520     Document Type: Article

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