Association between pluviometric index and the occurrence of acute appendicitis
Background: Epidemiological studies demonstrate, for unknown reasons, the prevalence of appendicitis in the summer and in young male adults, and there are controversies about its association with the rainy season. There are no studies in the State of Piauí about such association. Objective: To estab...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Thieme Revinter Publicações Ltda.
2017-10-01
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| Series: | Journal of Coloproctology |
| Online Access: | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2237936316301198 |