Epidemiology of acute pancreatitis in hospitalized children in the United States from 2000-2009.

Epidemiology of acute pancreatitis in hospitalized children in the United States from 2000-2009.

BACKGROUND: Single-center studies suggest an increasing incidence of acute pancreatitis (AP) in children. Our specific aims were to (i) estimate the recent secular trends, (ii) assess the disease burden, and (iii) define the demographics and comorbid conditions of AP in hospitalized children within...

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Main Authors: Chaitanya Pant, Abhishek Deshpande, Mojtaba Olyaee, Michael P Anderson, Anas Bitar, Marilyn I Steele, Pat F Bass, Thomas J Sferra
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2014-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC4012949?pdf=render

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