Comparison of perforation risk among physicians, other medical professionals and general adults with acute appendicitis in Taiwan

British Journal of Surgery

Volumn 93, Issue 10, 2006, Pages 1297-1302

  Deng, C Y ^a   Huang, N ^a   Chou, Y J ^a   Hsu, Y J ^a   Chen, L S ^a   Chou, P ^a  

^a NATIONAL YANG MING UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ABSCESS DRAINAGE; ACUTE APPENDICITIS; ADULT; APPENDECTOMY; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DENTIST; FEMALE; HEALTH PRACTITIONER; HEALTH PROGRAM; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; MALE; NURSE; PHYSICIAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK ASSESSMENT; TAIWAN; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADULT; AGED; APPENDECTOMY; APPENDICITIS; FEMALE; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HEALTH PERSONNEL; HUMANS; INTESTINAL PERFORATION; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PHYSICIAN-PATIENT RELATIONS; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK FACTORS; TAIWAN;

EID: 33749595417     PISSN: 00071323     EISSN: 13652168     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/bjs.5435     Document Type: Article

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