Dramatic decline of acute appendicitis in Greece over 30 years: index of improvement of socioeconomic conditions or diagnostic aids?

Papadopoulos AA, Polymeros D, Kateri M, Tzathas C, Koutras M, Ladas SD

DOI: 10.1159/000109393
Published: 2008
Container: Digestive diseases (Basel, Switzerland)
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BibTeX

@article{allodium:10.1159/000109393,
  title = {Dramatic decline of acute appendicitis in Greece over 30 years: index of improvement of socioeconomic conditions or diagnostic aids?},
  author = {Papadopoulos AA and Polymeros D and Kateri M and Tzathas C and Koutras M and Ladas SD},
  year = {2008},
  journal = {Digestive diseases (Basel, Switzerland)},
  doi = {10.1159/000109393},
  url = {https://doi.org/10.1159/000109393}
}

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TY  - JOUR
TI  - Dramatic decline of acute appendicitis in Greece over 30 years: index of improvement of socioeconomic conditions or diagnostic aids?
AU  - Papadopoulos AA
AU  - Polymeros D
AU  - Kateri M
AU  - Tzathas C
AU  - Koutras M
AU  - Ladas SD
PY  - 2008
JO  - Digestive diseases (Basel, Switzerland)
DO  - 10.1159/000109393
UR  - https://doi.org/10.1159/000109393
ER  -

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AA, P., D, P., M, K., C, T., M, K., & SD, L. (2008). Dramatic decline of acute appendicitis in Greece over 30 years: index of improvement of socioeconomic conditions or diagnostic aids?. Digestive diseases (Basel, Switzerland). https://doi.org/10.1159/000109393

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