Epidemiological trends and geographic variation in hospital admissions for diverticulitis in the United States

World Journal of Gastroenterology

Volumn 17, Issue 12, 2011, Pages 1600-1605

  Nguyen, Geoffrey C ^a,b   Sam, Justina ^a   Anand, Nitasha ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^b JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Diverticulitis; Geographic variation; Hospitalization; Young adults

Indexed keywords

ABDOMINAL PAIN; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; COHORT ANALYSIS; COLON DIVERTICULOSIS; DIVERTICULITIS; FEMALE; GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; UNITED STATES;

EID: 79955938351     PISSN: 10079327     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3748/wjg.v17.i12.1600     Document Type: Article

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