Cost analysis of tubal anastomosis by laparoscopy and by laparotomy

Journal of the American Association of Gynecologic Laparoscopists

Volumn 9, Issue 2, 2002, Pages 120-124

  Hawkins, Josiah ^a   Dube, Doris ^b   Kaplow, Marilyn ^b   Tulandi, Togas ^b,c  

^a MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^c MCGILL UNIVERSITY HEALTH CENTRE   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; FEMALE; FEMALE STERILIZATION REVERSAL; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; LAPAROSCOPIC SURGERY; LAPAROTOMY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; SALPINGOSTOMY; UTERINE TUBE LIGATION;

EID: 0036237967     PISSN: 10743804     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1074-3804(05)60118-1     Document Type: Article

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