Perforation in adults with acute appendicitis linked to insurance status, not ethnicity

Journal of Surgical Research

Volumn 163, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 221-224

  Boomer, Laura ^a   Freeman, Jennifer ^a   Landrito, Earl ^a   Feliz, Alexander ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEVADA SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

appendicitis; health disparity; Latino; outcomes

Indexed keywords

ALBUMIN;

ACUTE APPENDICITIS; ADULT; AFRICAN AMERICAN; AGED; APPENDIX PERFORATION; ARTICLE; ASIAN; CAUCASIAN; ETHNICITY; FEMALE; HEALTH INSURANCE; HISPANIC; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; LENGTH OF STAY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PRIVATE HEALTH INSURANCE; PUBLIC HEALTH INSURANCE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; TEACHING HOSPITAL; ACUTE DISEASE; ADOLESCENT; AGE; APPENDICITIS; ETHNOLOGY; HEALTH CARE DISPARITY; INSURANCE; MIDDLE AGED;

ACUTE DISEASE; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE FACTORS; AGED; APPENDICITIS; FEMALE; HEALTHCARE DISPARITIES; HISPANIC AMERICANS; HUMANS; INSURANCE COVERAGE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES;

EID: 77956941038     PISSN: 00224804     EISSN: 10958673     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jss.2010.04.041     Document Type: Article

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