Swiss consensus guidelines for hysterectomy

International Journal of Gynecology and Obstetrics

Volumn 64, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 297-305

  Schilling, J ^a   Wyss, P ^b   Faisst, K ^a   Gutzwiller, F ^a   Haller, U ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ZURICH   (Switzerland)

^b UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL ZURICH   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Appropriateness; Guidelines; Hysterectomy; Necessity; Quality

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HYSTERECTOMY; MEDICAL SOCIETY; PEER REVIEW; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; RISK BENEFIT ANALYSIS; SWITZERLAND; TREATMENT INDICATION;

EID: 0032922956     PISSN: 00207292     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0020-7292(98)00246-X     Document Type: Article

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