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Commentary on: low-cost mesh for inguinal hernia repair in resource-limited settings

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  1. Peninsula College of Medicine and Dentistry, Department of Surgery, Derriford Hospital, Plymouth, PL6 8DH, UK

    A. N. Kingsnorth

  2. Tongaonkar Hospital, Dondaicha, Maharashtra, India

    R. R. Tongaonkar

  3. Awojobi Clinic, PO Box 5, Eruwa, Oyo State, Nigeria

    O. A. Awojobi

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Kingsnorth, A.N., Tongaonkar, R.R. & Awojobi, O.A. Commentary on: low-cost mesh for inguinal hernia repair in resource-limited settings. Hernia 15, 491–494 (2011). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10029-011-0828-7

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