Disparities in Diagnostic Timeliness and Outcomes of Pediatric Appendicitis

JAMA Netw Open. 2024 Jan 2;7(1):e2353667. doi: 10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2023.53667.
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Plain language summary

This cohort study compares rates of delayed diagnosis and complications of appendicitis by race and ethnicity and Child Opportunity Index among children in 8 states.

MeSH terms

  • Appendicitis* / diagnosis
  • Appendicitis* / epidemiology
  • Child
  • Humans