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Comment to: Hernia research in developing countries—are we looking for needles in haystacks? Follow-up is the Achilles heel of every registry

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Köckerling, F. Comment to: Hernia research in developing countries—are we looking for needles in haystacks? Follow-up is the Achilles heel of every registry. Hernia 24, 685–686 (2020). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10029-020-02239-x

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