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Comment
. 2020 Oct;24(5):1141-1142.
doi: 10.1007/s10029-020-02250-2. Epub 2020 Jun 16.

Where are the hernias? A paradoxical decrease in emergency hernia surgery during COVID-19 pandemic

D L Lima  1 , X Pereira  2 , D C Dos Santos  3 , D Camacho  4 , F Malcher  5
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Where are the hernias? A paradoxical decrease in emergency hernia surgery during COVID-19 pandemic

D L Lima et al. Hernia. 2020 Oct.
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