Watchful waiting vs repair of inguinal hernia in minimally symptomatic men: A randomized clinical trial

JAMA

Volumn 295, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 285-292

  Fitzgibbons, Robert J ^b,c   Giobbie Hurder, Anita ^d   Gibbs, James O ^f   Dunlop, Dorothy D ^f   Reda, Domenic J ^d   McCarthy, Martin ^e   Neumayer, Leigh A ^g   Barkun, Jeffrey S T ^h   Hoehn, James L ⁱ   Murphy, Joseph T ^j   Sarosi, George A ^j   Syme, William C ^k   Thompson, Jon S ^b,l   Wang, Jia ^d   Jonasson, Olga ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT CHICAGO   (United States)

^b CREIGHTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c VA NEBRASKA WESTERN IOWA HEALTH CARE SYSTEM   (United States)

^d VA Cooperative Studies Program Coordinating Center   (United States)

^e NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^f NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^g UNIVERSITY OF UTAH SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^h MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

ⁱ MARSHFIELD CLINIC   (United States)

^j UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS SOUTHWESTERN MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^k Lovelace Clinic Foundation   (United States)

^l UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

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Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DAILY LIFE ACTIVITY; FOLLOW UP; HERNIA INCARCERATION; HERNIOPLASTY; HUMAN; INGUINAL HERNIA; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; INTESTINE OBSTRUCTION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MULTICENTER STUDY; PAIN; PATIENT SATISFACTION; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZATION; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SHORT FORM 36; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; SYMPTOMATOLOGY; WATCHFUL WAITING TECHNIQUE;

EID: 30944436871     PISSN: 00987484     EISSN: 15383598     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1001/jama.295.3.285     Document Type: Article

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