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Hernia
Published in: Hernia 5/2017

01-10-2017 | Comment

Comment to: Should we perform elective inguinal hernia repair in the elderly? Wu J. J. et al.

Authors: V. Jain, M. Sultany, S. Huerta

Published in: Hernia | Issue 5/2017

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Title
Comment to: Should we perform elective inguinal hernia repair in the elderly? Wu J. J. et al.
Authors
V. Jain
M. Sultany
S. Huerta
Publication date
01-10-2017
Publisher
Springer Paris
Published in
Hernia / Issue 5/2017
Print ISSN: 1265-4906
Electronic ISSN: 1248-9204
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/s10029-017-1612-0

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