A history of sympathectomy

Australian and New Zealand Journal of Surgery

Volumn 69, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 302-307

  Royle, John P ^a  

^a AUSTIN HEALTH   (Australia)

Author keywords

Endoscopic sympathectomy; Sympathectomy; Vesalius

Indexed keywords

ANATOMY; AUTONOMIC NERVOUS SYSTEM; ENDOSCOPIC SURGERY; HISTORY OF MEDICINE; MEDICAL LITERATURE; MEDICAL RESEARCH; REVIEW; SYMPATHECTOMY;

ANATOMY, ARTISTIC; BELGIUM; ENDOSCOPY; HISTORY, 16TH CENTURY; HISTORY, 17TH CENTURY; HISTORY, 18TH CENTURY; HISTORY, 19TH CENTURY; HISTORY, 20TH CENTURY; HUMANS; MEDICAL ILLUSTRATION; SYMPATHECTOMY; SYMPATHETIC NERVOUS SYSTEM;

EID: 0032946646     PISSN: 00048682     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1440-1622.1999.01566.x     Document Type: Review

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