Hirschsprung's disease: A regional experience

ANZ Journal of Surgery

Volumn 78, Issue 11, 2008, Pages 1023-1027

  Koh, Cherry E ^a,b   Yong, Tuck L ^a   Fenton, Edmond J M ^a  

^a ROYAL HOBART HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^b ROYAL PRINCE ALFRED HOSPITAL   (Australia)

Author keywords

Epidemiology; Hirschsprung's disease; Incidence; Tasmania

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COLOSTOMY; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HEALTH STATISTICS; HIRSCHSPRUNG DISEASE; HUMAN; ILEOSTOMY; INFANT; MALE; MECONIUM; NEWBORN;

ADOLESCENT; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; HIRSCHSPRUNG DISEASE; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; MALE; POPULATION SURVEILLANCE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TASMANIA;

EID: 54349124618     PISSN: 14451433     EISSN: 14452197     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1445-2197.2008.04724.x     Document Type: Article

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