Has laparoscopic cholecystectomy changed patterns of practice and patient outcome in Ontario?

CMAJ. Canadian Medical Association Journal

Volumn 154, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 491-499

  Cohen, Marsha M ^a,b,c   Young, Wendy ^a   Thériault, Marc Erick ^a   Hernandez, Rod ^a  

^a INSTITUTE FOR CLINICAL EVALUATIVE SCIENCES   (Canada)

^b SUNNYBROOK RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BILE DUCT INJURY; CANADA; CHOLECYSTECTOMY; CHOLELITHIASIS; ELECTIVE SURGERY; FEMALE; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HUMAN; LAPAROSCOPIC SURGERY; LENGTH OF STAY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORTALITY; PATIENT SATISFACTION; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0029945753     PISSN: 08203946     EISSN: 14882329     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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