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Pattern of abdominal wall herniae in females: a retrospective analysis

Olalekan Olasehinde1, Amarachukwu C Etonyeaku1, Elugwaraonu A Agbakwuru1

  • 1Department of surgery, Obafemi Awolowo University Teaching Hospitals Complex, PMB 5538, Ile-Ife, Nigeria.

African Health Sciences
|July 1, 2016
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