Barriers to Participation in Preoperative Risk-Reduction Programs Prior to Ventral Hernia Repair: An Assessment of Underserved Patients at a Safety-Net Hospital

JAMA Surg. 2016 May 1;151(5):488-90. doi: 10.1001/jamasurg.2015.4452.
No abstract available

Publication types

  • Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural

MeSH terms

  • Ambulatory Surgical Procedures / statistics & numerical data
  • Female
  • Hernia, Ventral / surgery*
  • Herniorrhaphy / statistics & numerical data*
  • Humans
  • Male
  • Medically Underserved Area
  • Middle Aged
  • Motivation
  • Patient Acceptance of Health Care
  • Preoperative Care / statistics & numerical data
  • Prospective Studies
  • Risk Reduction Behavior
  • Safety-net Providers
  • Texas