Pneumatic reduction of intussusception in children at the komfo anokye hospital, kumasi, ghana

East African Medical Journal

Volumn 85, Issue 11, 2008, Pages 550-555

  Abantanga, F A ^a,b   Amoah, M ^c   Adeyinka, A O ^d   Nimako, B ^b   Yankey, K P ^b  

^a KWAME NKRUMAH UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Ghana)

^b KOMFO ANOKYE TEACHING HOSPITAL   (Ghana)

^c Directorate of Surgery   (Ghana)

^d Diagnostics Directorate   (Ghana)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ENEMA;

ADOLESCENT; AERATION; ARTICLE; ATMOSPHERIC PRESSURE; CHILD; FEMALE; GHANA; HUMAN; INFANT; INTUSSUSCEPTION; MALE; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PROSPECTIVE STUDY;

ADOLESCENT; AIR PRESSURE; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; ENEMA; FEMALE; GHANA; HUMANS; INFANT; INSUFFLATION; INTUSSUSCEPTION; MALE; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES;

EID: 66149120622     PISSN: 0012835X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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