title: Childhood deaths from acute appendicitis in England and Wales 1963-97: observational population based study.
authors.affiliation: Oaktree Cottage, Mitford, Morpeth, Northumberland NE61 3PN.
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Pledger
authors.forename: M D
authors.initials: MD
authors.lastname: Stringer
mesh_terms: D000208:Acute Disease; D000293:Adolescent; D001064:Appendicitis / Q000401:mortality*; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D004739:England / Q000453:epidemiology; D017052:Hospital Mortality / Q000639:trends; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D008485:Medical Audit; D014852:Wales / Q000453:epidemiology