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01-08-2004 | Letter to the Editor

Polypropylene mesh use in the prevention of incisional hernia

Authors: Janusz Strzelczyk, Leszek Czupryniak

Published in: Hernia | Issue 3/2004

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Dear Editor: …

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Title: Polypropylene mesh use in the prevention of incisional hernia
Authors: Janusz Strzelczyk
Leszek Czupryniak
Publication date: 01-08-2004
Publisher: Springer-Verlag
Published in: Hernia / Issue 3/2004
Print ISSN: 1265-4906
Electronic ISSN: 1248-9204
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s10029-003-0199-9

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