Abdominal Wall Hernias and Biomaterials

Studies in Mechanobiology, Tissue Engineering and Biomaterials

Volumn 1, Issue , 2009, Pages 425-447

  Procter, Levi ^a   Falco, Erin E ^b   Fisher, John P ^b   Roth, John S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND   (United States)

Author keywords

Hernia Repair; Incisional Hernia; Inguinal Hernia; Inguinal Hernia Repair; Ventral Hernia

Indexed keywords

EID: 85066419572     PISSN: 18682006     EISSN: 18682014     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1007/978-3-642-00534-3_19     Document Type: Chapter

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