The Usefulness of International Cooperation in the Repair of Inguinal Hernias in Sub-Saharan Africa

World Journal of Surgery

Volumn 39, Issue 11, 2015, Pages 2622-2629

  Gil, José ^a   Rodriguez, J M ^a   Gil, E ^a   Hernandez Aguera Q ^a   Gonzalez F M ^b   Garcia J A ^a   Balsalobre, M D ^c   Tortosa, J A ^a   Hernandez Palazon D ^a   Diallo, A B ^d   Parrilla, P ^a  

^a HOSPITAL UNIVERSITARIO VIRGEN DE LA ARRIXACA   (Spain)

^b HOSPITAL UNIVERSITARIO REINA SOFÍA   (Spain)

^c HOSPITAL GENERAL UNIVERSITARIO REINA SOFÍA   (Spain)

^d Surgery Sikasso Hospital   (Mali)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AFRICA SOUTH OF THE SAHARA; FEMALE; HERNIA, INGUINAL; HUMAN; INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; QUALITY ADJUSTED LIFE YEAR; SURGICAL MESH;

AFRICA SOUTH OF THE SAHARA; FEMALE; HERNIA, INGUINAL; HUMANS; INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; QUALITY-ADJUSTED LIFE YEARS; SURGICAL MESH;

EID: 84942983918     PISSN: 03642313     EISSN: 14322323     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00268-015-3161-y     Document Type: Article

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