Appendectomy for appendicitis in patients with schizophrenia

American Journal of Surgery

Volumn 193, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 41-48

  Cooke, Brian K ^a,b   Magas, Louis T ^a,b   Virgo, Katherine S ^a,b   Feinberg, Bernard ^a   Adityanjee, Adit ^c   Johnson, Frank E ^a,b  

^a VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b SAINT LOUIS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

Author keywords

Appendectomy; Computer database; Outcomes; Risk factors; Schizophrenia; Surgery

Indexed keywords

APPENDECTOMY; APPENDICITIS; COMORBIDITY; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MENTAL DISORDERS; MIDDLE AGED; REOPERATION; SCHIZOPHRENIA; SUBSTANCE-RELATED DISORDERS; SURVIVAL RATE; VIRGINIA;

EID: 33845594693     PISSN: 00029610     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.amjsurg.2006.06.034     Document Type: Article

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