Authors' reply: Randomized clinical trial of Lichtenstein's operation versus mesh plug for inguinal hernia repair (Br J Surg 2007 94 36–41)
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- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons
- Year
- 2007
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 50 KB
- Volume
- 94
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0007-1323
- DOI
- 10.1002/bjs.5846
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