The epidemiology of appendicitis and appendectomy in South Korea: National registry data

Journal of Epidemiology

Volumn 20, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 97-105

  Lee, Jung Hun ^a   Park, Young Sun ^b   Choi, Joong Sub ^a  

^a Sungkyunkwan University School of Medicine   (South Korea)

^b Hanyang University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Appendectomy; Appendicitis; Epidemiology; Health insurance claims

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; APPENDECTOMY; APPENDICITIS; ARTICLE; CHILD; FEMALE; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; LIFE TABLE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PRESCHOOL CHILD; REGISTER; RISK FACTOR; SEASON; SOUTH KOREA; STATISTICS;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; APPENDECTOMY; APPENDICITIS; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; LIFE TABLES; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; REGISTRIES; REPUBLIC OF KOREA; RISK FACTORS; SEASONS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 77950599435     PISSN: 09175040     EISSN: 13499092     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2188/jea.JE20090011     Document Type: Article

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