Increasing incidence of acute pancreatitis at an american pediatric tertiary care center: Is greater awareness among physicians responsible?

Pancreas

Volumn 39, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 5-8

  Morinville, Veronique D ^a   Barmada, M Michael ^b   Lowe, Mark E ^c  

^a MONTREAL CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH GRADUATE SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^c CHILDREN S HOSPITAL OF PITTSBURGH   (United States)

Author keywords

Acute pancreatitis; Incidence; Pediatrics

Indexed keywords

AMYLASE; TRIACYLGLYCEROL LIPASE;

ACUTE PANCREATITIS; CHILD; DATA BASE; ENZYME ASSAY; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; INTERNATIONAL CLASSIFICATION OF DISEASES; LINEAR REGRESSION ANALYSIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PEDIATRIC HOSPITAL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; REVIEW; TERTIARY HEALTH CARE;

ACUTE DISEASE; CHILD; HOSPITALS, PEDIATRIC; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; INTERNATIONAL CLASSIFICATION OF DISEASES; MASS SCREENING; PANCREATITIS; PATIENT DISCHARGE; PENNSYLVANIA; PHYSICIAN'S ROLE;

EID: 74049140373     PISSN: 08853177     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/MPA.0b013e3181baac47     Document Type: Review

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