Recurrence of Inguinal Hernia in General and Hernia Specialty Hospitals in Ontario, Canada

BACKGROUND: We compared hernia recurrence rates in patients undergoing primary elective inguinal hernia repair at general hospitals with the Shouldice Hospital in Ontario, Canada. METHODS: We conducted an administrative data analysis of persons who underwent inguinal hernia repair in Ontario, Can...

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Main Author: Malik, Atiqa
Other Authors: Urbach, David Robert
Language:en_ca
Published: 2012
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Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/1807/33437