Underutilization of laparoscopic oophorectomy

Australian and New Zealand Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology

Volumn 36, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 198-201

  Wood, Carl ^a,e   Maher, Peter ^b   O'Callaghan, David ^b   Hailey, David ^c   Downing, Bruce ^d  

^a Melbourne Gynoscopy Centre   (Australia)

^b MERCY HOSPITAL FOR WOMEN   (Australia)

^c Centre for Health Evaluation   (Australia)

^d MONASH MEDICAL CENTRE   (Australia)

^e NONE   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; COST CONTROL; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE COST; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; LAPAROSCOPIC SURGERY; LAPAROTOMY; LENGTH OF STAY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; OVARIECTOMY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PRIVATE HOSPITAL; PUBLIC HOSPITAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY;

EID: 0029894257     PISSN: 00048666     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1479-828X.1996.tb03285.x     Document Type: Article

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