Best practice in groin hernia repair

British Journal of Surgery

Volumn 90, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 131-132

  Macintyre, I M C ^a  

^a ROYAL INFIRMARY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CLINICAL PRACTICE; ELDERLY CARE; INGUINAL HERNIA; LAPAROSCOPY; MEDICAL DECISION MAKING; PAIN ASSESSMENT; POSTOPERATIVE PAIN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SHORT SURVEY; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; SURGICAL TRAINING; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

BENCHMARKING; HERNIA, INGUINAL; HUMANS; PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIALS;

EID: 0037324205     PISSN: 00071323     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/bjs.4064     Document Type: Short Survey

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