Experiences with mobile extracorporeal shock wave lithotriptors in Northern Finland

Annales Chirurgiae et Gynaecologiae

Volumn 85, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 310-314

  Hellstrom P A ^a   Savolainen, M ^a   Lukkarinen, O ^a  

^a OULU UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Finland)

Author keywords

extracorporeal shock wave lithotripsy; kidney calculi, ureteral calculi; mobile health units

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CHILD; EXTRACORPOREAL LITHOTRIPSY; FEMALE; FINLAND; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; SAFETY; URETER STONE; UROLITHIASIS;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; FINLAND; HUMANS; KIDNEY CALCULI; LENGTH OF STAY; LITHOTRIPSY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MOBILE HEALTH UNITS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TREATMENT OUTCOME; URETERAL CALCULI; UROGRAPHY;

EID: 0030454536     PISSN: 03559521     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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