Risk factors for inguinal hernia in adult males: A case-control study

Surgery

Volumn 141, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 262-266

  Lau, Hung ^a   Fang, Christian ^a   Yuen, Wai K ^a   Patil, Nivritti G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CASE CONTROL STUDY; CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE LUNG DISEASE; DAILY LIFE ACTIVITY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; FAMILY HISTORY; HUMAN; INGUINAL HERNIA; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORBID OBESITY; MULTIVARIATE LOGISTIC REGRESSION ANALYSIS; PATHOLOGICAL ANATOMY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; STANDARDIZATION; SURGICAL ANATOMY; WORK SCHEDULE;

AGED; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; EXERCISE; HERNIA, INGUINAL; HUMANS; LEISURE ACTIVITIES; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PULMONARY DISEASE, CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE; RISK FACTORS; WORK;

EID: 33846460015     PISSN: 00396060     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.surg.2006.04.014     Document Type: Article

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