Development of explicit criteria for cholecystectomy

Quality and Safety in Health Care

Volumn 11, Issue 4, 2002, Pages 320-326

  Quintana, J M ^a   Cabriada, J ^a   Lopez De Tejada I ^b   Varona, M ^c   Oribe, V ^c   Barrios, B ^c   Arostegui I ^d   Bilbao, A ^a  

^a HOSPITAL DE GALDAKAO   (Spain)

^b Hospital de San Eloy   (Spain)

^c HOSPITAL DE BASURTO   (Spain)

^d UNIVERSITY OF THE BASQUE COUNTRY UPV EHU   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CHOLECYSTECTOMY; GASTROENTEROLOGY; HUMAN; MEDICAL DECISION MAKING; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; SURGEON; TREATMENT INDICATION;

EID: 0036905435     PISSN: 09638172     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/qhc.11.4.320     Document Type: Article

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