Public Health
Volume 124, Issue 10 , Pages 565-572 , October 2010

Comparison of the perforation rate for acute appendicitis between nationals and migrants in Taiwan, 1996–2001

  • T.-L. Liu

      Affiliations

    • Institute of Public Health, National Yang-Ming University, Taipei, Taiwan, ROC
    • ,
  • J.-H. Tsay

      Affiliations

    • Department of Social Work, College of Social Science, National Taiwan University, Taipei, Taiwan, ROC
    • ,
  • Y.-J. Chou

      Affiliations

    • Institute of Public Health, National Yang-Ming University, Taipei, Taiwan, ROC
    • ,
  • N. Huang

      Affiliations

    • Institute of Hospital and Health Care Administration, National Yang-Ming University, No. 155, Sec. 2, Li-Nong St., Taipei 11221, Taiwan, ROC
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Tel.: +886 2 2826 7372; fax: +886 2 2826 1002.

Received 3 October 2009 ,Revised 27 April 2010 ,Accepted 21 May 2010.

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doi: 10.1016/j.puhe.2010.05.009

Public Health
Volume 124, Issue 10 , Pages 565-572 , October 2010

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