Is pediatric laparoscopic splenectomy safe and cost-effective?

Archives of Surgery

Volumn 132, Issue 8, 1997, Pages 822-824

  Waldhausen, John H T ^a,b   Tapper, David ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b SEATTLE CHILDREN S RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONFERENCE PAPER; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; HOSPITAL COST; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; LAPAROSCOPIC SURGERY; PEDIATRIC SURGERY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPLEEN DISEASE; SPLENECTOMY;

EID: 0030750465     PISSN: 00040010     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1001/archsurg.1997.01430320024003     Document Type: Conference Paper

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