December 11, 2024 | Paakiwaha
Dr Ian Bissett | General Surgeon at Auckland Hospital and Fellow of the Royal Australasian College of Surgeons
New Zealand first study revealing rural and Māori populations face a significantly greater risk of developing more severe paediatric appendicitis,The research, published in the Royal Australasian College of Surgeons’ ANZ Journal of Surgery, revealed rural children suffer severe appendicitis at four times the rate of their urban counterparts