Pattern of intestinal obstruction in a semiurban nigerian hospital

Nigerian Journal of Clinical Practice

Volumn 11, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 347-350

  Oladele, A O ^a   Akinkuolle, A A ^a   Agbakwuru, E A ^a  

^a Department of Surgery   (Ghana)

Author keywords

Intestinal obstruction; Pattern; Semiurban hospital

Indexed keywords

ACUTE ABDOMEN; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; ARTICLE; CHILD; FEMALE; HOSPITAL; HUMAN; INFANT; INTESTINE OBSTRUCTION; LENGTH OF STAY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEWBORN; NIGERIA; PRESCHOOL CHILD; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SEX RATIO; SURVIVAL RATE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ABDOMEN, ACUTE; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; HOSPITALS; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; INTESTINAL OBSTRUCTION; LENGTH OF STAY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NIGERIA; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SEX DISTRIBUTION; SURVIVAL RATE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 65349130041     PISSN: 11193077     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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