Observation or operation for patients with an asymptomatic inguinal hernia: A randomized clinical trial

Annals of Surgery

Volumn 244, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 167-173

  O'Dwyer, Patrick J ^a,b   Norrie, John ^a   Alani, Ahmed ^c   Walker, Andrew ^a   Duffy, Felix ^d   Horgan, Paul ^a  

^a WESTERN INFIRMARY   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ABERDEEN   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF GLASGOW   (United Kingdom)

^d GLASGOW ROYAL INFIRMARY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGED; ANALGESIA; ARTICLE; CHRONIC PAIN; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT; CLINICAL OBSERVATION; CLINICAL TRIAL; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; CROSSOVER PROCEDURE; DISEASE SEVERITY; FOLLOW UP; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH SERVICE; HUMAN; INGUINAL HERNIA; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL RECORD; MORBIDITY; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PAIN; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PREDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RISK REDUCTION; SCORING SYSTEM; SHORT FORM 36; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; SYMPTOM; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VISUAL ANALOG SCALE;

ACTIVITIES OF DAILY LIVING; AGED; ANALGESICS; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CROSS-OVER STUDIES; DECISION MAKING; DISEASE PROGRESSION; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HEALTH CARE COSTS; HEALTH STATUS; HERNIA, INGUINAL; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MOVEMENT; PAIN MEASUREMENT; REST; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 33748125157     PISSN: 00034932     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.sla.0000217637.69699.ef     Document Type: Article

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