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Obesity and abdominal hernia in ambulatory patients, 2018–2023

Authors: Hila Zelicha, Edward H. Livingston

Published in: Hernia | Issue 5/2024

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We thank Dr. Holihan and colleagues for their thoughts regarding our article “Obesity and abdominal hernia in ambulatory patients, 2018–2023” [1]. We agree with Dr. Holihan and coauthors that research using administrative data based on billing codes is fraught with limitations. We also agree that research based on billing codes is often times used inappropriately in attempts to study epidemiology or clinical outcomes. However, there are circumstances where research based on this sort of data is informative. We believe our study is one of those circumstances. …

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Title: Obesity and abdominal hernia in ambulatory patients, 2018–2023
Authors: Hila Zelicha
Edward H. Livingston
Publication date: 06-09-2024
Publisher: Springer Paris
Keywords: Obesity
Obesity
Inguinal Hernia
Published in: Hernia / Issue 5/2024
Print ISSN: 1265-4906
Electronic ISSN: 1248-9204
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s10029-024-03148-z

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