Incidence of perforated diverticulitis and risk factors for death in a UK population

British Journal of Surgery

Volumn 95, Issue 7, 2008, Pages 876-881

  Morris, C R ^a,b   Harvey, I M ^a   Stebbings, W S L ^c   Hart, A R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EAST ANGLIA   (United Kingdom)

^b IPSWICH HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^c NORFOLK AND NORWICH UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACETYLSALICYLIC ACID; CARDIOVASCULAR AGENT; CORTICOSTEROID; LAXATIVE; NONSTEROID ANTIINFLAMMATORY AGENT; OPIATE;

ADULT; AGED; CLASSIFICATION; CONFERENCE PAPER; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; DATA COLLECTION METHOD; DIVERTICULITIS; DRUG USE; FEMALE; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; KIDNEY DISEASE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORBIDITY; MORTALITY; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PERFORATED DIVERTICULITIS; POPULATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK; RISK FACTOR; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; UNITED KINGDOM; UNIVARIATE ANALYSIS; ARTICLE; CAUSE OF DEATH; CLINICAL TRIAL; COLON DIVERTICULOSIS; INTESTINE PERFORATION; MIDDLE AGED; MULTICENTER STUDY;

ADULT; AGED; CAUSE OF DEATH; DIVERTICULITIS, COLONIC; ENGLAND; FEMALE; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; INTESTINAL PERFORATION; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS;

EID: 47249117418     PISSN: 00071323     EISSN: 13652168     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/bjs.6226     Document Type: Conference Paper

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