Epidemiology of intussusception in Malaysia: A three-year review

Southeast Asian Journal of Tropical Medicine and Public Health

Volumn 39, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 848-855

  Giak, Chan Lee ^a   Singh, Hss Amar ^b   Nallusamy, Revathy ^c   Leong, Teoh Yee ^d   Ng, Timothy L ^d   Bock, Hans L ^d  

^a SARAWAK GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Malaysia)

^b HOSPITAL RAJA PERMAISURI BAINUN   (Malaysia)

^c Hospital Pulau Penang   (Malaysia)

^d GLAXOSMITHKLINE BIOLOGICALS   (Belgium)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGE DISTRIBUTION; ARTICLE; FEMALE; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; INFANT; INTUSSUSCEPTION; MALAYSIA; MALE; PRESCHOOL CHILD; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY;

AGE DISTRIBUTION; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; INFANT; INTUSSUSCEPTION; MALAYSIA; MALE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES;

EID: 60249100791     PISSN: 01251562     EISSN: 26975718     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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