Obstructed abdominal hernia at the Wesley Guild Hospital, Nigeria

East African Medical Journal

Volumn 77, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 31-33

  Adesunkanmi, A R K ^a   Agbakwuru, E A ^a   Badmus, T A ^a  

^a OBAFEMI AWOLOWO UNIVERSITY   (Nigeria)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ABDOMINAL WALL HERNIA; ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; ARTICLE; FEMALE; FEMORAL HERNIA; HEALTH; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; INGUINAL HERNIA; INTESTINE OBSTRUCTION; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NIGERIA; SEX RATIO; TEACHING HOSPITAL; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; FEMALE; HERNIA, FEMORAL; HERNIA, INGUINAL; HERNIA, VENTRAL; HOSPITALS, TEACHING; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; INTESTINAL OBSTRUCTION; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NIGERIA; RURAL HEALTH; SEX DISTRIBUTION; SUBURBAN HEALTH; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0034341351     PISSN: 0012835X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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