Outcome of appendicectomy in children performed in paediatric surgery units compared with general surgery units

British Journal of Surgery

Volumn 101, Issue 6, 2014, Pages 707-714

  Tiboni, S ^a   Bhangu, A ^a   Hall, N J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACUTE DISEASE; ADOLESCENT; APPENDECTOMY; APPENDICITIS; ARTICLE; CHILD; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONSULTATION; ECHOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HOSPITAL SUBDIVISIONS AND COMPONENTS; HUMAN; INFANT; LAPAROSCOPY; MALE; MEDICAL STAFF; MULTICENTER STUDY; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; STATISTICS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ACUTE DISEASE; ADOLESCENT; APPENDECTOMY; APPENDICITIS; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CONSULTANTS; FEMALE; HOSPITAL UNITS; HUMANS; INFANT; LAPAROSCOPY; MALE; MEDICAL STAFF, HOSPITAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 84898538663     PISSN: 00071323     EISSN: 13652168     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/bjs.9455     Document Type: Article

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