## Abstract ## Background Perforated diverticulitis (PD) remains a serious acute abdominal condition. The aims of this study were to measure its incidence in a large UK population and to identify factors affecting outcomes. ## Methods Computerized searches of hospital coding databases for PD wer
Incidence of and potential risk factors for gallstone disease in a general population sample
β Scribed by I. Halldestam; E. Kullman; K. Borch
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons
- Year
- 2009
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 119 KB
- Volume
- 96
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0007-1323
- DOI
- 10.1002/bjs.6687
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