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Clinical Trial
. 2003 May 10;326(7397):1012-3.
doi: 10.1136/bmj.326.7397.1012.

Prospective randomised controlled trial of laparoscopic versus open inguinal hernia mesh repair: five year follow up

M Douek  1 , G Smith, A Oshowo, D L Stoker, J M Wellwood
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Clinical Trial

Prospective randomised controlled trial of laparoscopic versus open inguinal hernia mesh repair: five year follow up

M Douek et al. BMJ. .
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