Burst abdomen and incisional hernia: A prospective study of 1129 major laparotomies

British Medical Journal

Volumn 284, Issue 6320, 1982, Pages 931-933

  Bucknall, T E ^a   Cox, P J ^a   Ellis, H ^a  

^a CHELSEA AND WESTMINSTER HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BURST ABDOMEN; DIGESTIVE SYSTEM; INCIDENCE; INCISIONAL HERNIA; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; THERAPY; WOUND CLOSURE; WOUND INFECTION;

EID: 0020041821     PISSN: 09598146     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/bmj.284.6320.931     Document Type: Article

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