Guidelines to determine the role of laparoscopically assisted vaginal hysterectomy

American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology

Volumn 178, Issue 6, 1998, Pages 1257-1263

  Kovac, S R ^a  

^a WRIGHT STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ABDOMINAL HYSTERECTOMY; BIOMEDICAL TECHNOLOGY ASSESSMENT; CONFERENCE PAPER; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; LAPAROSCOPIC SURGERY; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK BENEFIT ANALYSIS; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; VAGINAL HYSTERECTOMY;

EID: 0031798669     PISSN: 00029378     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0002-9378(98)70331-X     Document Type: Conference Paper

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