Laparoscopic colorectal surgery in Great Britain and Ireland - Where are we now?

Colorectal Disease

Volumn 7, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 86-89

  Harinath, G ^a   Shah, P R ^b   Haray, P N ^b,c   Foster, M E ^b,d  

^a SINGLETON HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GLAMORGAN   (United Kingdom)

^c PRINCE CHARLES HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^d ROYAL GLAMORGAN HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Laparoscopic colorectal surgery; Training

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CLINICAL PRACTICE; COLON TUMOR; COLORECTAL SURGERY; CONSULTATION; EXPERIENCE; GENERAL HOSPITAL; HEALTH SURVEY; HEMICOLECTOMY; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; IRELAND; LAPAROSCOPIC SURGERY; MALIGNANT NEOPLASTIC DISEASE; MEDICAL INFORMATION; MEDICAL SOCIETY; MEDICAL SPECIALIST; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROCTOLOGY; QUESTIONNAIRE; RECURRENCE RISK; REGISTRATION; SURGEON; SURGICAL TRAINING; UNITED KINGDOM;

ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; COLORECTAL SURGERY; DIGESTIVE SYSTEM SURGICAL PROCEDURES; GREAT BRITAIN; HUMANS; LAPAROSCOPY; PHYSICIAN'S PRACTICE PATTERNS; QUESTIONNAIRES; SOCIETIES, MEDICAL;

EID: 13844271901     PISSN: 14628910     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1463-1318.2004.00682.x     Document Type: Article

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