Mortality Related to Appendectomy; a Population Based Analysis over Two Decades in Finland

World Journal of Surgery

Volumn 41, Issue 1, 2017, Pages 64-69

  Kotaluoto, Sannamari ^a   Ukkonen, Mika ^a   Pauniaho, Satu Liisa ^b   Helminen, Mika ^b   Sand, Juhani ^a   Rantanen, Tuomo ^c  

^a TAMPERE UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Finland)

^b TAMPERE UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Finland)

^c KUOPIO UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Finland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; APPENDECTOMY; APPENDICITIS; CHILD; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFANT; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MORTALITY; NEWBORN; PRESCHOOL CHILD; VERY ELDERLY; YOUNG ADULT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; APPENDECTOMY; APPENDICITIS; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84982244605     PISSN: 03642313     EISSN: 14322323     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00268-016-3688-6     Document Type: Article

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