Acute non-traumatic hip pathology in children: Incidence and presentation in family practice

Family Practice

Volumn 27, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 166-170

  Krula, Marjolein ^a   van der Woudena, Johannes C ^a   Schellevis, Françxois G ^b,c   van Suijlekom Smitd, Lisette W A ^d   Koesa, Bart W ^a  

^a ERASMUS MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^b VU UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^c NETHERLANDS INSTITUTE FOR HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH   (Netherlands)

^d SOPHIA CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Children; Family practice; Hip pathology; Incidence; Transient synovitis

Indexed keywords

ACUTE NON TRAUMATIC HIP DISEASE; ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL ARTHRITIS; CHILD; COXITIS; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; FEMALE; FEVER; GENERAL PRACTICE; HIP DISEASE; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; INFANT; LEG PAIN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NETHERLANDS; PERTHES DISEASE; POPULATION RISK; PRESCHOOL CHILD; SCHOOL CHILD; SLIPPED CAPITAL FEMORAL EPIPHYSIS; SYNOVITIS;

ACUTE DISEASE; ADOLESCENT; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; FAMILY PRACTICE; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE SURVEYS; HIP; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; MALE; NETHERLANDS; PAIN;

EID: 77950949334     PISSN: 02632136     EISSN: 14602229     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/fampra/cmp092     Document Type: Article

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