Survey of changes in the provision of vascular surgical services in the Oxford Region over 5 years

British Journal of Surgery

Volumn 85, Issue 5, 1998, Pages 637-640

  Galland, R B ^a   Magee, T R ^a  

^a ROYAL BERKSHIRE HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTERY RECONSTRUCTION; ARTICLE; HEALTH SERVICE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; UNITED KINGDOM; VARICOSIS; VASCULAR SURGERY;

AMPUTATION; DELIVERY OF HEALTH CARE; EMERGENCIES; ENGLAND; HEALTH CARE SURVEYS; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMANS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SURGICAL PROCEDURES, ELECTIVE; VASCULAR DISEASES; VASCULAR SURGICAL PROCEDURES;

EID: 0031863023     PISSN: 00071323     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2168.1998.00701.x     Document Type: Article

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