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Safety of hernia repairs in the setting of surgical volunteerism missions

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  1. Department of Surgery, Westchester Medical Center Health and New York Medical College, School of Medicine, Taylor Pavilion, Suite D334, 100 Woods Road, Valhalla, NY, 10595, USA

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Gachabayov, M., Latifi, R. Safety of hernia repairs in the setting of surgical volunteerism missions. Hernia 23, 631–632 (2019). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10029-019-01906-y

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