Population-based outcomes after 28 246 in-hospital vasectomies and 1902 vasovasostomies in Western Australia

BJU International

Volumn 86, Issue 9, 2000, Pages 1043-1049

  Holman, C D J ^a   Wisniewski, Z S ^b   Semmens, J B ^a   Rouse, I L ^a   Bass, A J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

^b Quality of Surgical Care Committee   (Australia)

Author keywords

Evaluation; Outcomes; Record linkage; Vasectomy; Vasovasostomy

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL RECORD; MORBIDITY; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; PATERNITY; POPULATION RESEARCH; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SURGICAL RISK; VASECTOMY; VASOVASOSTOMY;

ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; MALE; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; RISK FACTORS; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VASECTOMY; VASOVASOSTOMY; WESTERN AUSTRALIA;

EID: 0034534143     PISSN: 14644096     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1464-410X.2000.00977.x     Document Type: Article

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