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Original Article

Audit and Recurrence Rates after Hernia Surgery

Gabriel Sandblom Kirurgkliniken, Lasarettet i Motala, SE-591 85 Motala, Sweden,
,
Göran Gruber Kirurgkliniken, Lasarettet i Motala, SE-591 85 Motala, Sweden,
,
Anders Kald Kirurgkliniken, Lasarettet i Motala, SE-591 85 Motala, Sweden,
&
Erik Nilsson Kirurgkliniken, Lasarettet i Motala, SE-591 85 Motala, Sweden,
Pages 154-158 | Received 01 Sep 2001, Published online: 04 Dec 2011

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