Cluster of acute hemorrhagic appendicitis among high school students in Wuhan, China
@article{Guo2004ClusterOA, title={Cluster of acute hemorrhagic appendicitis among high school students in Wuhan, China}, author={Y. Guo and Shu-Yuan Xiao and H. Yan and Ning-dong Sun and M. Jiang and D. Liu}, journal={American Journal of Surgery}, year={2004}, volume={188}, pages={115 - 121} }
Abstract
Background
Features of a cluster of acute appendicitis that occurred among a high school student population in China were investigated.
Methods
Epidemiologic data, medical records, and histologic slides of resected appendices were examined.
Results
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