Determinants of appendicitis outcomes in Canadian children

Journal of Pediatric Surgery

Volumn 49, Issue 5, 2014, Pages 777-781

  Cheong, Li Hsia Alicia ^a   Emil, Sherif ^a  

^a MONTREAL CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

Appendicitis; Canada; Children; Determinants; Outcomes; Pediatric

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; APPENDECTOMY; APPENDICITIS; APPENDIX PERFORATION; CANADA; CHILD; CHILDHOOD DISEASE; CONFERENCE PAPER; DIAGNOSTIC ERROR; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HUMAN; INFANT; LAPAROSCOPIC SURGERY; LENGTH OF STAY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NEWBORN; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PEDIATRIC SURGEON; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RURAL POPULATION; SOCIAL STATUS; SURGICAL APPROACH; URBAN POPULATION; AGE; COMPLICATION; EPIDEMIOLOGY; HOSPITAL; INTESTINAL PERFORATION; PRESCHOOL CHILD; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SEX DIFFERENCE; SOCIOECONOMICS;

ADOLESCENT; AGE FACTORS; APPENDECTOMY; APPENDICITIS; CANADA; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DIAGNOSTIC ERRORS; FEMALE; HOSPITALS, PEDIATRIC; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; INTESTINAL PERFORATION; LENGTH OF STAY; MALE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RURAL POPULATION; SEX FACTORS; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; URBAN POPULATION;

EID: 84901008265     PISSN: 00223468     EISSN: 15315037     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jpedsurg.2014.02.074     Document Type: Conference Paper

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