Laparoscopic tubal sterilization in obese women: Experience from a teaching institution

Southern Medical Journal

Volumn 89, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 56-59

  Singh, Krishna B ^a   Huddleston, Harvey T ^a   Nandy, Indrani ^a  

^a Louisiana State University School of Medicine Shreveport   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; LAPAROSCOPIC SURGERY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; OBESITY; OPERATION DURATION; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; UTERINE TUBE STERILIZATION;

EID: 0030022859     PISSN: 00384348     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00007611-199601000-00009     Document Type: Article

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