The Female Groin Hernia: Isn't it Time that we Study this?

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Editorial

Anne P Ehlers. Ann Surg. 2022.

. 2022 Feb 1;275(2):220-221.

doi: 10.1097/SLA.0000000000005256.

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Conflict of interest statement

The author reports no conflicts of interest.

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