The benefits and problems associated with minimal access surgery

Australian and New Zealand Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology

Volumn 42, Issue 3, 2002, Pages 239-244

  Garry, Ray ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CLINICAL TRIAL; COLPOSUSPENSION; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; CONVALESCENCE; DATA ANALYSIS; ECTOPIC PREGNANCY; FEMALE; GYNECOLOGIC SURGERY; HEALTH CARE COST; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; HYSTERECTOMY; INCISION; LAPAROSCOPIC SURGERY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MYOMECTOMY; OVARY CYST; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; REVIEW; SURGICAL APPROACH; SURGICAL EQUIPMENT; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE;

EID: 0036669035     PISSN: 00048666     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.0004-8666.2002.00239.x     Document Type: Review

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