Infantile hypertrophic pyloric stenosis: A comparative study of incidence and other epidemiological characteristics in seven European regions

Journal of Maternal-Fetal and Neonatal Medicine

Volumn 21, Issue 9, 2008, Pages 599-604

  Pedersen, Rikke Neess ^a   Garne, Ester ^b   Loane, Maria ^c   Korsholm, Lars ^d   Husby, Steffen ^a   Stone, David ^e   Nelen, Vera ^e   De Walle, Hermien ^e   Haeusler, Martin ^e   Tucker, David ^e   Gatt, Miriam ^e  

^a ODENSE UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Denmark)

^b KOLDING HOSPITAL   (Denmark)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ULSTER   (United Kingdom)

^d UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN DENMARK   (Denmark)

^e NONE

Author keywords

EUROCAT; Geographical variation; Incidence; Infantile hypertrophic pyloric stenosis; Maternal age risk

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONGENITAL MALFORMATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; EUROPE; FEMALE; GEOGRAPHICAL VARIATION (SPECIES); HUMAN; HYPERTROPHIC PYLORUS STENOSIS; INCIDENCE; INFANT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MATERNAL AGE; POPULATION BASED CASE CONTROL STUDY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REGISTER; RISK FACTOR;

ADULT; EUROPE; FEMALE; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; INFANT; MALE; MATERNAL AGE; PYLORIC STENOSIS, HYPERTROPHIC; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 53149130950     PISSN: 14767058     EISSN: 14764954     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/14767050802214824     Document Type: Article

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