Low Socioeconomic Status and Formula Feeding Directly Correlate with Increased Incidence of Hypertrophic Pyloric Stenosis
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Alyssa R. Mowrer, Joseph R. Esparaz, Elise H. Hwang, Shawn R. Chakraborty, Ryan T. Nierstedt, David J. Wolfe, Valerie Jaroenpuntaruk, Daniel J. Robertson
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Purpose
The purpose of this analysis was to determine if a correlation exists between socioeconomic status (SES) and pyloric stenosis (PS) as well as between PS and feeding method.
Methods
Data was collected retrospectively from the electronic medical record. Patients were included if they resided in a county in Illinois where our institution maintains >10% visit share, were
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