Current status of the debate on laparoscopic hernia repair

British Medical Bulletin

Volumn 70, Issue , 2004, Pages 105-118

  O'Dwyer, P J ^a  

^a WESTERN INFIRMARY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CLINICAL TRIAL; COMPARATIVE STUDY; HERNIA; HUMAN; INCISIONAL HERNIA; INGUINAL HERNIA; LAPAROSCOPIC SURGERY; META ANALYSIS; MINIMALLY INVASIVE SURGERY; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW;

COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HERNIA, INGUINAL; HERNIA, VENTRAL; HUMANS; LAPAROSCOPY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIALS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 11244313116     PISSN: 00071420     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/bmb/ldh027     Document Type: Review

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