Incidence of inguinal hernia repairs in Olmsted County, MN: A population-based study

Annals of Surgery

Volumn 257, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 520-526

  Zendejas, Benjamin ^a   Ramirez, Tatiana ^a   Jones, Trahern ^a   Kuchena, Admire ^a   Ali, Shahzad M ^a   Hernandez Irizarry, Roberto ^a   Lohse, Christine M ^b   Farley, David R ^a  

^a MAYO CLINIC   (United States)

^b MAYO CLINIC COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

epidemiology; incidence; inguinal hernia; population based study; repair; time trends

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; ARTICLE; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HERNIOPLASTY; HUMAN; INGUINAL HERNIA; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; POPULATION BASED CASE CONTROL STUDY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SEX DIFFERENCE; UNITED STATES;

ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; FEMALE; HERNIA, INGUINAL; HERNIORRHAPHY; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MINNESOTA; POPULATION SURVEILLANCE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RURAL POPULATION; SEX DISTRIBUTION; URBAN POPULATION;

EID: 84873916005     PISSN: 00034932     EISSN: 15281140     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/SLA.0b013e31826d41c6     Document Type: Article

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