Inguinal herniation in the adult, defect or disease: A surgeon's odyssey

Hernia

Volumn 8, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 296-299

  Read, R C ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ARKANSAS FOR MEDICAL SCIENCES   (United States)

^b NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

Adult; Defector disease; Inguinal hernia

Indexed keywords

TOXIN;

ABDOMINAL AORTA ANEURYSM; ABDOMINAL PRESSURE; ADULTHOOD; COLLAGEN DISEASE; EDITORIAL; EXPERIENCE; FIBROBLAST; HUMAN; HYPOTHESIS; INGUINAL HERNIA; MEDICAL EDUCATION; MEDICAL LITERATURE; MEDICAL RESEARCH; PATHOGENESIS; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK FACTOR; SMOKING; SOLDIER; SURGICAL ANATOMY; SURGICAL TRAINING;

ADULT; COLLAGEN; CONNECTIVE TISSUE DISEASES; FIBROBLASTS; HERNIA, INGUINAL; HUMANS; HYDROXYPROLINE; MIDDLE AGED; RECTUS ABDOMINIS;

EID: 8844273999     PISSN: 12654906     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10029-004-0261-2     Document Type: Editorial

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