RT Journal Article
SR Electronic
T1 Infantile hypertrophic pyloric stenosis in Greater Manchester.
JF Journal of Epidemiology and Community Health
JO J Epidemiol Community Health
FD BMJ Publishing Group Ltd
SP 149
OP 152
DO 10.1136/jech.37.2.149
VO 37
IS 2
A1 J P Walsworth-Bell
YR 1983
UL http://jech.bmj.com/content/37/2/149.abstract
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.