Prospective evaluation of 6895 groin hernia repairs in women

British Journal of Surgery

Volumn 92, Issue 12, 2005, Pages 1553-1558

  Koch, A ^a   Edwards, A ^d   Haapaniemi, S ^b   Nordin, P ^c   Kald, A ^a  

^a LINKÖPING UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^b VRINNEVI HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

^c ÖSTERSUND HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

^d ARROWE PARK HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; EMERGENCY SURGERY; FEMALE; FEMORAL HERNIA; HERNIOPLASTY; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HUMAN; INGUINAL HERNIA; INTESTINE RESECTION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RECURRENT DISEASE; REGISTER; REOPERATION; SEX DIFFERENCE; STANDARD; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; SWEDEN;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; CHI-SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; FEMALE; HERNIA, INGUINAL; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RECURRENCE; SWEDEN;

EID: 28944436635     PISSN: 00071323     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/bjs.5156     Document Type: Article

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