Laparoscopic inguinal herniorrhaphy: Appraisal of a cohort study

Canadian Journal of Surgery

Volumn 39, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 229-232

  Dion, Yves Marie ^a,b  

^a LAVAL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b NONE   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; COHORT ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; FEMALE; HERNIORRHAPHY; HOSPITAL COST; HUMAN; INGUINAL HERNIA; LAPAROSCOPIC SURGERY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; SAFETY;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ANALGESICS; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HERNIA, INGUINAL; HOSPITAL COSTS; HUMANS; LAPAROSCOPES; LAPAROSCOPY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PAIN, POSTOPERATIVE; RECURRENCE; TIME FACTORS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0030011725     PISSN: 0008428X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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