Pediatric appendicitis rupture rate: disparities despite universal health care

Journal of Pediatric Surgery

Volumn 43, Issue 11, 2008, Pages 1964-1969

  Bratu, Ioana ^a   Martens, Patricia J ^b   Leslie, William D ^c   Dik, Natalia ^b   Chateau, Dan ^b   Katz, Alan ^b,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MANITOBA   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MANITOBA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Appendicitis; Health care access; Pediatric; Perforated appendicitis; Socioeconomic status

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; APPENDECTOMY; APPENDIX PERFORATION; ARTICLE; CHILD; CHILD CARE; CLINICAL EXAMINATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HUMAN; INCOME; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PRIVATE HEALTH INSURANCE; SOCIOECONOMICS; TERTIARY HEALTH CARE;

ADOLESCENT; APPENDECTOMY; APPENDICITIS; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DATABASES, FACTUAL; FEMALE; HEALTHCARE DISPARITIES; HOSPITALS, PEDIATRIC; HUMANS; INCOME; INFANT; MALE; MANITOBA; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK FACTORS; RUPTURE, SPONTANEOUS; RURAL POPULATION; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; UNIVERSAL COVERAGE; URBAN POPULATION;

EID: 55649090335     PISSN: 00223468     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jpedsurg.2008.05.013     Document Type: Article

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