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Hernia
Published in: Hernia 6/2016

01-12-2016 | Letter to the Editor

Defects and donuts: the importance of the mesh:defect area ratio

Authors: B. Tulloh, A. de Beaux

Published in: Hernia | Issue 6/2016

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To the Editor: …
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Metadata
Title
Defects and donuts: the importance of the mesh:defect area ratio
Authors
B. Tulloh
A. de Beaux
Publication date
01-12-2016
Publisher
Springer Paris
Published in
Hernia / Issue 6/2016
Print ISSN: 1265-4906
Electronic ISSN: 1248-9204
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/s10029-016-1524-4

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