Establishing benchmarks for the outcome of herniotomy in children

British Journal of Surgery

Volumn 97, Issue 7, 2010, Pages 1135-1139

  Vogels, H D E ^a   Bruijnen, C J P ^a   Beasley, S W ^a  

^a CHRISTCHURCH HOSPITAL   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ATROPHY; CHILD; CRYPTORCHISM; FEMALE; HERNIA; HUMAN; INFANT; MALE; PATHOLOGY; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; QUALITY CONTROL; RECURRENT DISEASE; TESTIS;

ATROPHY; BENCHMARKING; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CRYPTORCHIDISM; FEMALE; HERNIA; HUMANS; INFANT; MALE; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RECURRENCE; TESTIS;

EID: 77953641395     PISSN: 00071323     EISSN: 13652168     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/bjs.7041     Document Type: Article

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