Mortality and complications associated with laparoscopic cholecystectomy: A meta-analysis

Annals of Surgery

Volumn 224, Issue 5, 1996, Pages 609-620

  Shea, Judy A ^a   Healey, Michael J ^a   Berlin, Jesse A ^a   Clarke, John R ^a,c   Malet, Peter F ^a,b   Staroscik, Rudolf N ^a   Schwartz, J Sanford ^a   Williams, Sankey V ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

^b VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^c Alleghany University   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BILE DUCT INJURY; CHOLECYSTECTOMY; CLINICAL TRIAL; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; HUMAN TISSUE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; META ANALYSIS; MORTALITY; POPULATION RESEARCH; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

CHOLECYSTECTOMY, LAPAROSCOPIC; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE;

EID: 0029834109     PISSN: 00034932     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00000658-199611000-00005     Document Type: Article

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