An estimate of hernia prevalence in Nepal from a countrywide community survey

International Journal of Surgery

Volumn 13, Issue , 2015, Pages 111-114

  Stewart, Barclay T ^a   Pathak, John ^b   Gupta, Shailvi ^c,d   Shrestha, Sunil ^e   Groen, Reinou S ^f   Nwomeh, Benedict C ^c,g   Kushner, Adam L ^c,h,i   McIntyre, Thomas ^j  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b KATHMANDU MEDICAL COLLEGE   (Nepal)

^c OverSeas (SOS)   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^e NEPAL MEDICAL COLLEGE   (Nepal)

^f JOHNS HOPKINS HOSPITAL   (United States)

^g NATIONWIDE CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

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

ⁱ Columbia University ^*  (United States)

^j Downstate Health Sciences University   (United States)

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Author keywords

Community assessment; Hernia; Low income; Nepal; Surgical capacity

Indexed keywords

ABDOMINAL MASS; ABDOMINAL SWELLING; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; ASSESSMENT OF HUMANS; CHILD; CONTROLLED STUDY; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DISABILITY; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HEALTH CARE AVAILABILITY; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE SURVEY; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HERNIORRHAPHY; HUMAN; INGUINAL HERNIA; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NEPAL; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SELF CARE; SURGEONS OVERSEAS ASSESSMENT OF SURGICAL; HEALTH SERVICE; HERNIA, INGUINAL; INGUINAL REGION; MIDDLE AGED; PRESCHOOL CHILD; YOUNG ADULT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; GROIN; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HEALTH SERVICES NEEDS AND DEMAND; HERNIA, INGUINAL; HERNIORRHAPHY; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEPAL; PREVALENCE; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84921473213     PISSN: 17439191     EISSN: 17439159     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijsu.2014.12.003     Document Type: Article

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