The impact of fasting during the holy month of Ramadan on incidence of acute appendicitis

Iranian Journal of Medical Sciences

Volumn 30, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 21-23

  Davoodabadi, Abdoulhossin ^a   Akbari, H ^a   Rasoulinejad, A ^a  

^a KASHAN UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

Author keywords

Acute appendicitis; Fasting; Ramadan

Indexed keywords

ACUTE APPENDICITIS; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIET RESTRICTION; FEMALE; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; MALE; RELIGION; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY;

EID: 25844441783     PISSN: 02530716     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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