Costs and quality of life after endoscopic repair of inguinal hernia vs open tension-free repair: A review

Surgical Endoscopy and Other Interventional Techniques

Volumn 19, Issue 6, 2005, Pages 816-821

  Gholghesaei, M ^a   Langeveld, H R ^a   Veldkamp, R ^a   Bonjer, H J ^a  

^a ERASMUS MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; ENDOSCOPIC SURGERY; HEALTH CARE COST; HERNIORRHAPHY; HOSPITAL COST; HUMAN; INGUINAL HERNIA; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; OPERATION DURATION; PAIN ASSESSMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY OF LIFE; WORK;

COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; ENDOSCOPY; HERNIA, INGUINAL; HUMANS; QUALITY OF LIFE; SURGICAL PROCEDURES, OPERATIVE;

EID: 24044515560     PISSN: 09302794     EISSN: 14322218     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00464-004-8949-z     Document Type: Article

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