Current practice of hysterectomy and oophorectomy in the United Kingdom and Republic of Ireland

Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology

Volumn 22, Issue 6, 2002, Pages 672-680

  Kay, Vanessa J ^a   Das, Nagindra ^a   Mahmood, Tahir A ^a   Smith, A ^a  

^a NHS FIFE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ABDOMINAL SURGERY; ARTICLE; CONSULTATION; GYNECOLOGY; HUMAN; HYSTERECTOMY; IRELAND; LAPAROSCOPY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MEDICAL PRACTICE; OBSTETRICS; OVARIECTOMY; PHYSICIAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROPHYLAXIS; QUESTIONNAIRE; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; SURGICAL TRAINING; UNITED KINGDOM; VAGINA;

FEMALE; GREAT BRITAIN; GYNECOLOGY; HUMANS; HYSTERECTOMY; IRELAND; MIDDLE AGED; OVARIAN NEOPLASMS; OVARIECTOMY; PHYSICIAN'S PRACTICE PATTERNS; QUESTIONNAIRES;

EID: 0036864596     PISSN: 01443615     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/0144361021000020529     Document Type: Article

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