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Laparoscopic hernia in the light of the Veterans Affairs Cooperative Study 456: more rigorous studies are needed

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  1. Department of Surgery, Tufts-New England Medical Center, Boston, MA 02111, USA

    S. D. Schwaitzberg

  2. Department of Surgery, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Boston, MA 02215, USA

    D. B. Jones & L. Grunwaldt

  3. Department of Surgery, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA 02214, USA

    D. W. Rattner

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Schwaitzberg, S., Jones, D., Grunwaldt, L. et al. Laparoscopic hernia in the light of the Veterans Affairs Cooperative Study 456: more rigorous studies are needed. Surg Endosc 19, 1288–1289 (2005). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00464-004-8271-9

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