Inguinal hernia and occurrence on the other side: A prospective analysis in Iran

Hernia

Volumn 13, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 41-43

  Kalantari, M ^a   Shirgir, S ^a   Ahmadi, J ^a   Zanjani, A ^a   Soltani, A E ^a  

^a TEHRAN UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

Author keywords

Children; Herniorrhaphy; Infant; Inguinal hernia

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CONTRALATERAL INGUINAL HERNIA; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE COURSE; FEMALE; GESTATIONAL AGE; HERNIA INCARCERATION; HERNIORRHAPHY; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; INFANT; INGUINAL HERNIA; IRAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; ONSET AGE; PEDIATRIC SURGERY; PREMATURITY; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; SEX DIFFERENCE;

AGE DISTRIBUTION; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HERNIA, INGUINAL; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; IRAN; MALE; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SEX DISTRIBUTION;

EID: 59849099038     PISSN: 12654906     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10029-008-0411-z     Document Type: Article

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