Male Gender is a Risk Factor for Recurrent Appendicitis Following Nonoperative Treatment

World Journal of Surgery

Volumn 35, Issue 7, 2011, Pages 1636-1642

  Lien, Wan Ching ^a,b   Lee, Wen Chung ^b   Wang, Hsiu Po ^a   Chen, Yi Chu ^b   Liu, Kao Lang ^a   Chen, Chien Jen ^b,c  

^a NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^c GENOMICS RESEARCH CENTER   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; APPENDICITIS; ARTICLE; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RECURRENT DISEASE; RISK FACTOR; SEX DIFFERENCE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; APPENDICITIS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RECURRENCE; RISK FACTORS; SEX FACTORS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 80051546122     PISSN: 03642313     EISSN: 14322323     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00268-011-1132-5     Document Type: Conference Paper

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