The impact of minimally invasive surgical techniques

Annual Review of Medicine

Volumn 55, Issue , 2004, Pages 223-237

  Darzi, Ara ^a   Munz, Yaron ^a  

^a IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Innovation; Research; Robotic; Surgical care; Technology

Indexed keywords

CONVALESCENCE; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; GENERAL SURGERY; GYNECOLOGIC SURGERY; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH SERVICE; HISTORY OF MEDICINE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; LENGTH OF STAY; MEDICAL EDUCATION; MEDICAL PRACTICE; MEDICAL TECHNOLOGY; PATIENT CARE; POSTOPERATIVE PAIN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; ROBOTICS; SAFETY; SURGEON; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; THORAX SURGERY; UROLOGIC SURGERY;

HUMANS; SURGICAL PROCEDURES, MINIMALLY INVASIVE;

EID: 1542299102     PISSN: 00664219     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1146/annurev.med.55.091902.105248     Document Type: Review

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