Volume of procedures and risk of recurrence after repair of groin hernia: National register study

BMJ

Volumn 336, Issue 7650, 2008, Pages 934-937

  Nordin, Pär ^a   Van Der Linden, Willem ^a  

^a ÖSTERSUND HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; DISEASE REGISTRY; FEMORAL HERNIA; HERNIOPLASTY; HUMAN; INGUINAL HERNIA; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECURRENT DISEASE; REOPERATION; RISK ASSESSMENT; SURGEON; SURGICAL RISK; SURGICAL WARD; SWEDEN; TREATMENT OUTCOME; WORKLOAD;

CHI-SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; HEALTH FACILITY SIZE; HERNIA, INGUINAL; HOSPITALS; HUMANS; MALE; RECURRENCE; REGISTRIES; RISK FACTORS; SURGERY; SURGICAL PROCEDURES, OPERATIVE; SWEDEN; WORKLOAD;

EID: 43049144640     PISSN: 09598146     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/bmj.39525.514572.25     Document Type: Article

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