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. 2013 Mar;63(608):e235-7.
doi: 10.3399/bjgp13X664432.

Sports hernia: a clinical update

Ashley Brown  1 , Solomon Abrahams, Denis Remedios, Stephen J Chadwick
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Sports hernia: a clinical update

Ashley Brown et al. Br J Gen Pract. 2013 Mar.
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The proposed algorithm for managing sports hernias.
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