Patient satisfaction after ambulatory inguinal hernia repair in Hong Kong

Ambulatory Surgery

Volumn 8, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 115-118

  Lau, Hung ^a   Poon, Jensen ^a   Lee, Francis ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Chinese; Day surgery; Satisfaction; Survey

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AMBULATORY SURGERY; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HERNIOPLASTY; HONG KONG; HUMAN; INGUINAL HERNIA; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORBIDITY; PATIENT SATISFACTION; QUESTIONNAIRE;

EID: 0034043587     PISSN: 09666532     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0966-6532(99)00062-1     Document Type: Article

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