Children in areas with few paediatricians at higher risk for serious appendix ruptures
Monday, January 3, 2011 - 14:10
in Health & Medicine
Children who live in areas with fewer paediatricians are more likely to suffer life-threatening ruptures of the appendix than those in areas with more paediatricians, even when accounting for other factors such as the number of hospitals, imaging technology, insurance coverage and the number of surgeons in an area, according to a study from the Johns Hopkins Children's Centre...