title: Surgical management of inguinal hernia: retrospective cohort study in southeastern Scotland, 1985-2001.
authors.affiliation: Charing Cross Hospital, London W6 8RF Department of Orthopaedic and Trauma Surgery. duscha@hotmail.com
authors.forename: H D E
authors.initials: HD
authors.lastname: Atkinson
authors.forename: S G
authors.initials: SG
authors.lastname: Nicol
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Purkayastha
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Paterson-Brown
mesh_terms: D015331:Cohort Studies; D006552:Hernia, Inguinal / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D010535:Laparoscopy / Q000379:methods* / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D012606:Scotland / Q000453:epidemiology; D013526:Surgical Mesh