Epidemiology of Childhood Intussusception and Determinants of Recurrence and Operation: Analysis of National Health Insurance Data Between 1998 and 2007 in Taiwan

To study the epidemiology of childhood intussusception and risk factors of recurrence and operation based on a nationwide data. Methods: Children with hospitalization due to intussusception (ICD9: 560.0) between 1998 and 2007 were identified from a national health insurance database. The incidence w...

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Main Authors: Solomon Chih-Cheng Chen, Jung-Der Wang, Hong-Yuan Hsu, Mee-Mee Leong, Teck-Siang Tok, Yow-Yue Chin
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2010-10-01
Series:Pediatrics and Neonatology
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1875957210600551