Peritonitis in patients over the age of 50 years: 98 cases managed surgically

Tropical Doctor

Volumn 35, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 247-250

  Subramanyam, S G ^a   Sunder, N ^a   Saleem, K M ^a   Kilpadi, A B ^a  

^a ST JOHN'S NATIONAL ACADEMY OF HEALTH SCIENCES   (India)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACUTE CHOLECYSTITIS; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL PERITONITIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DUODENUM ULCER; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NECROTIZING ENTEROCOLITIS; PERITONITIS; REOPERATION; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SMALL INTESTINE PERFORATION;

AGED; FEMALE; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; LAPAROTOMY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PERITONITIS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SURGICAL PROCEDURES, OPERATIVE;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS);

EID: 30844435502     PISSN: 00494755     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1258/004947505774938611     Document Type: Article

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