Present state of failure rates (clinical studies and epidemiological database, short- and long-term)

Recurrent Hernia: Prevention and Treatment

Volumn , Issue , 2007, Pages 3-25

  Haapaniemi, S ^a   Nordin, P ^b   Itani, K M F ^c   Pointner, R ^d   Granderath, F A ^f   Sarr, M G ^e  

^a BOSTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b General Public Hospital Zell am See   (Austria)

^c MAYO CLINIC   (United States)

^d VRINNEVI HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

^e ÖSTERSUND HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

^f NONE

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EID: 84892785536     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1007/978-3-540-68988-1_1     Document Type: Chapter

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