Randomised controlled trials and acute diverticulitis

Colorectal Disease

Volumn 14, Issue 11, 2012, Pages 1305-1306

  Wille Jorgensen P ^a   Rasmussen, M S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COPENHAGEN   (Denmark)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT;

ANTIBIOTIC THERAPY; COLORECTAL SURGERY; DISEASE SEVERITY; DIVERTICULITIS; EDITORIAL; EMERGENCY SURGERY; HARTMANN PROCEDURE; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HUMAN; PERITONITIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL (TOPIC); RECURRENT DISEASE; SURGEON; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE;

COLECTOMY; COLON; DIVERTICULITIS, COLONIC; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTESTINAL PERFORATION; MALE; PERITONITIS; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS;

EID: 84867345669     PISSN: 14628910     EISSN: 14631318     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/codi.12032     Document Type: Editorial

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