Small Bowel Obstruction: A Population-Based Appraisal

Journal of the American College of Surgeons

Volumn 203, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 170-176

  Foster, Nova M ^a   McGory, Marcia L ^a   Zingmond, David S ^a   Ko, Clifford Y ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b VA GREATER LOS ANGELES HEALTHCARE SYSTEM   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HEALTH SURVEY; HERNIOPLASTY; HOSPITAL READMISSION; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORTALITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SMALL INTESTINE OBSTRUCTION; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

CALIFORNIA; DIGESTIVE SYSTEM SURGICAL PROCEDURES; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; INTESTINAL OBSTRUCTION; INTESTINE, SMALL; LENGTH OF STAY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; POPULATION SURVEILLANCE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SURVIVAL RATE; TIME FACTORS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 33746043747     PISSN: 10727515     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jamcollsurg.2006.04.020     Document Type: Article

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