The optimal approach for management of metachronous hernias in children: A decision analysis

Journal of Pediatric Surgery

Volumn 36, Issue 8, 2001, Pages 1190-1195

  Burd, Randall S ^a   Heffington, Stephen H ^a   Teague, J Lynn ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI   (United States)

Author keywords

Decision analysis; Diagnostic; Hernia; Inguinal; Laparoscopy

Indexed keywords

CONFERENCE PAPER; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; DECISION MAKING; HERNIA; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; LAPAROSCOPY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SURGICAL MORTALITY;

EID: 0034904737     PISSN: 00223468     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1053/jpsu.2001.25760     Document Type: Conference Paper

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