Transition from open to laparoscopic fundoplication: The learning curve

Archives of Surgery

Volumn 134, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 278-282

  Soot, Scott J ^a   Eshraghi, Nihnam ^a   Farahmand, Mehrdad ^a   Sheppard, Brett C ^a   Deveney, Clifford W ^a,b  

^a OREGON HEALTH AND SCIENCE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b PORTLAND VA MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; HUMAN; LAPAROSCOPY; LEARNING; MEDICAL RECORD; OPERATION DURATION; PEROPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; RESIDENCY EDUCATION; RESIDENT; STOMACH FUNDOPLICATION; SURGEON; SURGICAL TRAINING;

EID: 0032976114     PISSN: 00040010     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1001/archsurg.134.3.278     Document Type: Article

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