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. 2003 Mar 15;326(7389):578.
doi: 10.1136/bmj.326.7389.578.

Impact of NICE guidance on laparoscopic surgery for inguinal hernias: analysis of interrupted time series

Karen Bloor  1 , Nick Freemantle, Zarnie Khadjesari, Alan Maynard
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Impact of NICE guidance on laparoscopic surgery for inguinal hernias: analysis of interrupted time series

Karen Bloor et al. BMJ. .
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Primary surgery for inguinal hernia repairs done laparoscopically as a percentage of all repairs done from April 1998 to November 2001, before and after the publication of NICE guidance in January 2001
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