Health-related quality of life after retroperitoneoscopic and hand-assisted laparoscopic nephrectomy

Journal of Endourology

Volumn 19, Issue 7, 2005, Pages 849-852

  Patel, A ^a,b   Wilson, L ^a   Blick, C ^a   Gurajala, R ^a   Rane A ^a  

^a EAST SURREY HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b Charles Bell House   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTIVE SURGERY; FEMALE; HUMAN; LAPAROSCOPIC SURGERY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL RECORD; NEPHRECTOMY; OPERATION DURATION; PERIOPERATIVE PERIOD; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY OF LIFE; SHORT FORM 36; SURGICAL APPROACH; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE;

FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; KIDNEY DISEASES; LAPAROSCOPY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEPHRECTOMY; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRES; RETROPERITONEAL SPACE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES;

EID: 26444494990     PISSN: 08927790     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/end.2005.19.849     Document Type: Article

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