Risk factors for inguinal hernia among adults in the US population

American Journal of Epidemiology

Volumn 165, Issue 10, 2007, Pages 1154-1161

  Ruhl, Constance E ^a   Everhart, James E ^b  

^a SOCIAL AND SCIENTIFIC SYSTEMS INC   (United States)

^b NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF DIABETES AND DIGESTIVE AND KIDNEY DISEASES   (United States)

Author keywords

Adult; Hernia, inguinal; Prospective studies; Risk factors; United States

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE STRUCTURE; DISEASE INCIDENCE; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; HEALTH SURVEY; HOSPITAL SECTOR; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; RISK FACTOR;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BODY HEIGHT; COHORT ANALYSIS; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; COUGHING; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; INGUINAL HERNIA; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OBESITY; RACE DIFFERENCE; RISK FACTOR; UMBILICAL HERNIA; MIDDLE AGED; NUTRITION; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; UNITED STATES;

NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES;

ADULT; AGED; FEMALE; HERNIA, INGUINAL; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NUTRITION SURVEYS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK FACTORS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 34447124460     PISSN: 00029262     EISSN: 14766256     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/aje/kwm011     Document Type: Article

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