Innovation by committee? Reigniting surgical robotics research and development

Surgical Innovation

Volumn 12, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 291-295

  Curley, Kenneth C ^a,b,c   Moses, Gerald R ^a,d  

^a Telemedicine and Advanced Technology Research Center   (United States)

^b Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences   (United States)

^c HENRY M JACKSON FOUNDATION FOR THE ADVANCEMENT OF MILITARY MEDICINE   (United States)

^d BATTELLE MEMORIAL INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CLINICAL PROTOCOL; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; COST UTILITY ANALYSIS; DECISION SUPPORT SYSTEM; EDITORIAL; FUNDING; GOVERNMENT; HEALTH PROGRAM; HUMAN; MEDICAL RESEARCH; NONHUMAN; PATIENT MONITORING; RELIABILITY; ROBOTICS; SAFETY; STANDARD; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; SURGICAL EQUIPMENT; SURGICAL TECHNOLOGY; UNITED STATES;

BIOMEDICAL RESEARCH; GROUP PROCESSES; HUMANS; ROBOTICS; SURGICAL PROCEDURES, OPERATIVE; THERAPIES, INVESTIGATIONAL;

EID: 32044467940     PISSN: 15533506     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/155335060501200401     Document Type: Editorial

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