Impact of randomized trials on the application of endoscopic techniques for inguinal hernia repair in the Netherlands

Surgical Endoscopy

Volumn 15, Issue 1, 2001, Pages 55-58

  Knook, M T T ^a   Stassen, L P S ^b   Bonjer, H J ^a  

^a ERASMUS MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^b Reinier de Graaf Gasthuis ^*  (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Dutch; Endoscopy; Inguinal hernia; Questionnaire; Surgery

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; HERNIORRHAPHY; HUMAN; INGUINAL HERNIA; LAPAROSCOPIC SURGERY; NETHERLANDS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; RECURRENT DISEASE; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TREATMENT INDICATION;

EVIDENCE-BASED MEDICINE; HERNIA, INGUINAL; HUMANS; LAPAROSCOPY; NETHERLANDS; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIALS; RECURRENCE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0035143546     PISSN: 09302794     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s004640000244     Document Type: Article

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