An estimate of hernia prevalence in Sierra Leone from a nationwide community survey

Hernia

Volumn 18, Issue 2, 2014, Pages 297-303

  Patel, H D ^a,b   Groen, R S ^c,d,e   Kamara, T B ^f,g,h   Samai, M ^f   Farahzad, M M ⁱ   Cassidy, L D ⁱ   Kushner, A L ^b,c,j   Wren, S M ^k,l  

^a DEPARTMENT OF PATHOLOGY   (United States)

^b JOHNS HOPKINS BLOOMBERG SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^c Surgeons OverSeas SOS   (United States)

^d ROYAL TROPICAL INSTITUTE   (Netherlands)

^e JOHNS HOPKINS HOSPITAL   (United States)

^f College of Medicine and Allied Health Science ^*  (United States)

^g Department of Surgery Connaught Hospital   (United States)

^h University of Sierra Leone   (United States)

ⁱ MEDICAL COLLEGE OF WISCONSIN   (United States)

^j Department of International Health Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health ^*  (United States)

^k STANFORD UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^l VA PALO ALTO HEALTH CARE SYSTEM   (United States)

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Author keywords

Disability; Global surgery; Groin masses; Inguinal hernias; Sierra Leone

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CHILD; CONTROLLED STUDY; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DISABILITY; FEMALE; HEALTH INSURANCE; HEALTH SURVEY; HERNIOPLASTY; HOSPITALIZATION COST; HOUSEHOLD; HUMAN; INGUINAL HERNIA; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SIERRA LEONE; THERAPY DELAY; TRAFFIC AND TRANSPORT; CLUSTER ANALYSIS; EPIDEMIOLOGY; HERNIA, INGUINAL; PRESCHOOL CHILD; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CLUSTER ANALYSIS; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; HERNIA, INGUINAL; HUMANS; MALE; POPULATION SURVEILLANCE; PREVALENCE; SIERRA LEONE;

EID: 84898601567     PISSN: 12654906     EISSN: 12489204     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10029-013-1179-3     Document Type: Article

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