Effect of subspecialty training on outcome after pediatric appendectomy

Journal of Pediatric Surgery

Volumn 42, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 221-226

  Somme, Stig ^a   To, Teresa ^a,b,c   Langer, Jacob C ^a,b  

^a HOSPITAL FOR SICK CHILDREN   (Canada)

^b HOSPITAL FOR SICK CHILDREN RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Canada)

^c INSTITUTE FOR CLINICAL EVALUATIVE SCIENCES   (Canada)

Author keywords

Appendectomy; Children; Pediatric surgery; Subspecialty training; Volume outcome

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ANALYTIC METHOD; APPENDECTOMY; APPENDICITIS; ARTICLE; CHILD; CONTROLLED STUDY; GENERAL PRACTITIONER; HOSPITAL READMISSION; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; INFANT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MEDICAL EDUCATION; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PEDIATRICS; POSTOPERATIVE CARE; PREOPERATIVE EVALUATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; SURGEON; WOUND INFECTION;

ADOLESCENT; APPENDECTOMY; APPENDICITIS; CHILD; HUMANS; ONTARIO; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; SPECIALTIES, SURGICAL; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 33845972254     PISSN: 00223468     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jpedsurg.2006.09.044     Document Type: Article

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