PT  - JOURNAL ARTICLE
AU  - J P Walsworth-Bell
TI  - Infantile hypertrophic pyloric stenosis in Greater Manchester.
AID  - 10.1136/jech.37.2.149
DP  - 1983 Jun 01
TA  - Journal of Epidemiology and Community Health
PG  - 149--152
VI  - 37
IP  - 2
4099  - http://jech.bmj.com/content/37/2/149.short
4100  - http://jech.bmj.com/content/37/2/149.full
SO  - J Epidemiol Community Health1983 Jun 01; 37
AB  - An "unprecedented" rise in the incidence of infantile hypertrophic pyloric stenosis (IHPS) was reported from the Central Region of Scotland in 1979. Examination of statistics from Greater Manchester showed a similar trend in some district health authorities but not others. Possible explanations are examined but future research is required. Hospital Activity Analysis can provide a useful tool for such research.