Inguinal hernia repair: A survey of Canadian practice patterns

Canadian Journal of Surgery

Volumn 42, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 127-132

  DesCôteaux, Jean Gaston ^a,b   Sutherland, Francis ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY   (Canada)

^b FOOTHILLS HOSPITAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BLEEDING; CANADA; CLINICAL PRACTICE; HUMAN; HYDROCELE; INGUINAL HERNIA; LAPAROSCOPIC SURGERY; QUESTIONNAIRE; SEROMA; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE;

CANADA; HERNIA, INGUINAL; HUMANS; LAPAROSCOPY; PHYSICIAN'S PRACTICE PATTERNS; SURGICAL MESH;

EID: 0345391010     PISSN: 0008428X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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