Long-term follow-up of patients with a painless inguinal hernia from a randomized clinical trial

British Journal of Surgery

Volumn 98, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 596-599

  Chung, L ^a   Norrie, J ^b   O'Dwyer, P J ^a  

^a WESTERN INFIRMARY   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GLASGOW   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; CROSSOVER PROCEDURE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; INGUINAL HERNIA; KAPLAN MEIER METHOD; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MORTALITY; PAIN; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RECURRENT DISEASE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; WATCHFUL WAITING;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CROSS-OVER STUDIES; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HERNIA, INGUINAL; HUMANS; KAPLAN-MEIER ESTIMATE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PAIN; RECURRENCE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; WATCHFUL WAITING;

EID: 79951973020     PISSN: 00071323     EISSN: 13652168     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/bjs.7355     Document Type: Article

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