An overview of postoperative healing and adhesion development

Infertility and Reproductive Medicine Clinics of North America

Volumn 14, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 387-390

  Diamond, Michael P ^a  

^a HUTZEL HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

PLASMINOGEN ACTIVATOR;

ABDOMINAL PAIN; CONFERENCE PAPER; DISEASE CLASSIFICATION; FEMALE INFERTILITY; FIBROBLAST; HEALTH CARE COST; HUMAN; INTESTINE OBSTRUCTION; LAPAROSCOPY; MEDICAL SOCIETY; MEDICAL SPECIALIST; MORBIDITY; NERVE COMPRESSION; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; PELVIS PAIN SYNDROME; PERITONEUM; PERITONEUM ADHESION; SECOND LOOK SURGERY; SKIN INJURY; SURGICAL INJURY; WOUND HEALING;

EID: 0043271090     PISSN: 10479422     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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