Moving from open to laparoscopic appendicectomy

British Journal of Surgery

Volumn 90, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 257-258

  Sweeney, K J ^a   Keane, F B V ^a  

^a ADELAIDE AND MEATH HOSPITAL   (Ireland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

APPENDECTOMY; COCHRANE LIBRARY; DECISION MAKING; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; LAPAROSCOPIC SURGERY; LAPAROTOMY; MEDICAL LITERATURE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SURGICAL APPROACH; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TREATMENT PLANNING;

EID: 0037339156     PISSN: 00071323     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/bjs.4070     Document Type: Review

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