Appendicectomy in Scotland: a 20-year epidemiological comparison
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Appendicectomy in Scotland: a 20-year epidemiological comparison.
BACKGROUND The objective of the research was to study the pattern of appendicectomies in Scotland over the last 20 years. METHOD Routine National Health Service data on patients discharged after appendicectomy in Scotland during 1973-1993 were analysed. RESULTS For all ages, the appendicectomy rate has fallen steadily from 1.97 per 1000 (10,325 operations) in 1973 to 0.96 per 1000 (4906 ope...
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عنوان ژورنال: Journal of Public Health
سال: 1997
ISSN: 1741-3842,1741-3850
DOI: 10.1093/oxfordjournals.pubmed.a024612