A study of added costs of laparoscopic cholecystectomy based on surgery preference cards

American Surgeon

Volumn 68, Issue 5, 2002, Pages 474-476

  Allen, Jeff W ^a   Polk Jr , Hiram C ^a  

^a University of Louisville School of Medicine   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CHOLECYSTECTOMY; CONTROLLED STUDY; HEALTH CARE COST; HOSPITAL DEPARTMENT; HUMAN; MEDICAL PRACTICE; MEDICAL SPECIALIST; NORMAL HUMAN; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; DISPOSABLE EQUIPMENT; ECONOMICS; HOSPITAL COST; OPERATING ROOM; STATISTICS;

CHOLECYSTECTOMY, LAPAROSCOPIC; DISPOSABLE EQUIPMENT; HOSPITAL COSTS; HUMANS; OPERATING ROOMS;

EID: 0036583352     PISSN: 00031348     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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