Prospective evaluation of surgeon physical examination for detection of incisional hernias

Journal of the American College of Surgeons

Volumn 218, Issue 3, 2014, Pages 363-366

  Baucom, Rebeccah B ^a   Beck, William C ^a   Holzman, Michael D ^a   Sharp, Kenneth W ^a   Nealon, William H ^a   Poulose, Benjamin K ^a  

^a VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

DIAGNOSTIC ERRORS; FEMALE; HERNIA, ABDOMINAL; HUMANS; LAPAROSCOPY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RECURRENCE; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED;

EID: 84894332779     PISSN: 10727515     EISSN: 18791190     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jamcollsurg.2013.12.007     Document Type: Article

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