Clinical studies on TUR-P using clinical path: Report of 50 cases and review of literature

Japanese Journal of Urology

Volumn 94, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 413-419

  Asano, Koji ^a   Omono, Hiroshi ^a   Sasaki, Hiroshi ^a   Miki, Jun ^a   Naruoka, Takehito ^a   Yamada, Hiroki ^a   Maeda, Shigetaka ^a   Shimomura, Tatsuya ^a   Shiono, Yutaka ^a   Sugaya, Shingo ^a   Oishi, Yukihiko ^a  

^a JIKEI UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Japan)

Author keywords

Clinical path; TUR P

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL PATHWAY; DIAGNOSIS RELATED GROUP; HEALTH INSURANCE; HUMAN; LENGTH OF STAY; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PROSPECTIVE PAYMENT; PROSTATE CANCER; PROSTATE DISEASE; PROSTATECTOMY; TRANSURETHRAL RESECTION;

EID: 0037357881     PISSN: 00215287     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5980/jpnjurol1989.94.413     Document Type: Article

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