Nationwide Prevalence of Groin Hernia Repair

PLoS ONE

Volumn 8, Issue 1, 2013, Pages

  Burcharth, Jakob ^a   Pedersen, Michael ^b   Bisgaard, Thue ^a   Pedersen, Carsten ^b   Rosenberg, Jacob ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COPENHAGEN   (Denmark)

^b AARHUS UNIVERSITY   (Denmark)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; ARTICLE; CHILD; CHILDHOOD; COHORT ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DENMARK; FEMALE; FEMORAL HERNIA; HERNIOPLASTY; HUMAN; INGUINAL HERNIA; MALE; ONSET AGE; POPULATION RESEARCH; PREVALENCE; SCHOOL CHILD; SENESCENCE; SEX DIFFERENCE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; GROIN; HERNIA, FEMORAL; HERNIA, INGUINAL; HERNIORRHAPHY; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; SEX DISTRIBUTION; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84872308479     PISSN: None     EISSN: 19326203     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0054367     Document Type: Article

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