Prospective study of pain, quality of life and the economic impact of open inguinal hernia repair

British Journal of Surgery

Volumn 100, Issue 11, 2013, Pages 1483-1488

  Palmqvist, E ^a   Larsson, K ^a   Anell, A ^d   Hjalmarsson, C ^b,c  

^a Hospital of Halland   (Sweden)

^b KALMAR COUNTY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

^c LUND UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

^d LUND UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF ECONOMICS AND MANAGEMENT   (Sweden)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CHRONIC PAIN; COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; COST OF ILLNESS; ECONOMICS; FEMALE; HERNIORRHAPHY; HUMAN; INGUINAL HERNIA; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PAIN ASSESSMENT; POSTOPERATIVE PAIN; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUALITY ADJUSTED LIFE YEAR; QUALITY OF LIFE; SURGICAL MESH;

CHRONIC PAIN; COST OF ILLNESS; COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; FEMALE; HERNIA, INGUINAL; HERNIORRHAPHY; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PAIN MEASUREMENT; PAIN, POSTOPERATIVE; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUALITY-ADJUSTED LIFE YEARS; SURGICAL MESH;

EID: 84883476248     PISSN: 00071323     EISSN: 13652168     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/bjs.9232     Document Type: Article

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