The declining place of abdominal hysterectomy in Australia

Gynaecological Endoscopy

Volumn 6, Issue 5, 1997, Pages 257-260

  Wood, Carl ^a,c   Maher, Peter ^b   Hill, David ^b  

^a MONASH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b MERCY HOSPITAL FOR WOMEN   (Australia)

^c Melbourne Gynoscopy Centre   (Australia)

Author keywords

Laparoscopic hysterectomy; Review; Utilization of various techniques

Indexed keywords

ABDOMINAL HYSTERECTOMY; AUSTRALIA; LAPAROSCOPIC SURGERY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SHORT SURVEY; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; SURGICAL TRAINING; VAGINAL HYSTERECTOMY;

EID: 0030697339     PISSN: 09621091     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2508.1997.1250536.x     Document Type: Short Survey

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