Quality of life and pain in patients with acute cholecystitis: Results of a randomized clinical trial

Scandinavian Journal of Surgery

Volumn 94, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 34-39

  Vetrhus, Morten ^a   Soreide O ^b,c   Eide, G E ^b   Nesvik, I ^a   Sondenaa K ^a,c  

^a STAVANGER UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Norway)

^b HAUKELAND UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Norway)

^c UNIVERSITY OF BERGEN   (Norway)

Author keywords

Acute cholecystitis; Cholecystectomy; Pain; Quality of life; Randomized clinical trial

Indexed keywords

ACUTE CHOLECYSTITIS; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CHOLECYSTECTOMY; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONSERVATIVE TREATMENT; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; GALLSTONE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OBSERVATION; PAIN; PATIENT SELECTION; QUALITY OF LIFE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; WELLBEING;

EID: 17144368772     PISSN: 14574969     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/145749690509400109     Document Type: Article

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