Prevalence of treated and untreated groin hernia in eastern Uganda

British Journal of Surgery

Volumn 101, Issue 6, 2014, Pages 728-734

  Lofgren J ^b   Makumbi, F ^a   Galiwango, E ^a   Nordin, P ^b   Ibingira, C ^a   Forsberg, B C ^c   Wladis, A ^d  

^a MAKERERE UNIVERSITY   (Uganda)

^b UMEÅ UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^c KAROLINSKA INSTITUTE   (Sweden)

^d STOCKHOLM SÖDER HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; ARTICLE; COHORT ANALYSIS; FEMALE; HERNIORRHAPHY; HUMAN; INGUINAL HERNIA; INGUINAL REGION; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PREVALENCE; REGISTER; SEX RATIO; STATISTICS; UGANDA; YOUNG ADULT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; COHORT STUDIES; FEMALE; GROIN; HERNIA, INGUINAL; HERNIORRHAPHY; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PREVALENCE; REGISTRIES; SEX DISTRIBUTION; UGANDA; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84898548652     PISSN: 00071323     EISSN: 13652168     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/bjs.9457     Document Type: Article

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