Hernia surgery: From guidelines to clinical practice

Annals of the Royal College of Surgeons of England

Volumn 91, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 273-279

  Kingsnorth, Andrew N ^a  

^a DERRIFORD HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

European Hernia Society guidelines; Hernia surgery

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; EMERGENCY TREATMENT; HERNIA; HUMAN; LOCAL ANESTHESIA; PATIENT EDUCATION; POSTOPERATIVE CARE; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE; SURGICAL EQUIPMENT;

ANESTHESIA, LOCAL; EMERGENCY TREATMENT; HERNIA; HUMANS; PATIENT EDUCATION AS TOPIC; POSTOPERATIVE CARE; PRACTICE GUIDELINES AS TOPIC; PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE; SURGICAL MESH;

EID: 68349102218     PISSN: 00358843     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1308/003588409X428540     Document Type: Article

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