Laparoscopic colorectal surgery: Learning curve and training implications

Postgraduate Medical Journal

Volumn 81, Issue 958, 2005, Pages 537-540

  Shah, P R ^b   Joseph, A ^c   Haray, P N ^a,b,c  

^a North Glamorgan NHS Trust   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GLAMORGAN   (United Kingdom)

^c PRINCE CHARLES HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COLORECTAL CANCER; COLORECTAL SURGERY; HUMAN; INTESTINE RESECTION; LAPAROSCOPIC SURGERY; MEDICAL AUDIT; MEDICAL PRACTICE; MEDICAL SPECIALIST; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; REVIEW; STOMA; SURGEON; SURGICAL MORTALITY;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; COLORECTAL SURGERY; EDUCATION, MEDICAL, GRADUATE; FEMALE; HOSPITALS, DISTRICT; HUMANS; LAPAROSCOPY; LEARNING; MALE; MEDICAL STAFF, HOSPITAL; MIDDLE AGED; WALES;

EID: 23844551557     PISSN: 00325473     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/pgmj.2004.028100     Document Type: Review

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