Seasonal and climatic variation in the incidence of adult acute appendicitis: a seven year longitudinal analysis
Abstract Background Acute appendicitis represents an extremely common surgical emergency, yet its aetiology remains uncertain. A multifactorial understanding of its causation has emerged along with increasing evidence of seasonal variation. This study seeks to find evidence for such a circannual tre...
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| Language: | English |
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BMC
2020-04-01
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| Series: | BMC Emergency Medicine |
| Online Access: | http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12873-020-00321-2 |