Profile of pediatric abdominal surgical emergencies in a developing country

International Surgery

Volumn 95, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 319-324

  Ekenze, S O ^a   Anyanwu, P A ^a   Ezomike, U O ^a   Oguonu, T ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NIGERIA   (Nigeria)

Author keywords

Challenges; Developing country; Outcome; Pediatric; Surgical emergencies

Indexed keywords

ACUTE DISEASE; ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; CHI SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; CHILD; DEVELOPING COUNTRY; EMERGENCY; FEMALE; GASTROINTESTINAL DISEASE; HUMAN; INFANT; LENGTH OF STAY; MALE; NEWBORN; NIGERIA; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; STATISTICS; TEACHING HOSPITAL;

ACUTE DISEASE; ADOLESCENT; CHI-SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DEVELOPING COUNTRIES; EMERGENCIES; FEMALE; GASTROINTESTINAL DISEASES; HOSPITALS, TEACHING; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; LENGTH OF STAY; MALE; NIGERIA; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES;

EID: 79954986240     PISSN: 00208868     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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