Percutaneous Nephrolithotomy: Burden or Opportunity

Journal of Urology

Volumn 176, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 14-

  Lingeman, James E ^a  

^a METHODIST HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BLADDER STONE; EDITORIAL; EXTRACORPOREAL LITHOTRIPSY; GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION; HIGH RISK PATIENT; HOSPITAL BED CAPACITY; LOGISTIC REGRESSION ANALYSIS; MULTIVARIATE LOGISTIC REGRESSION ANALYSIS; NEPHROLITHOTOMY; PERCUTANEOUS NEPHROSTOMY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REGIONALIZATION; REIMBURSEMENT; RESIDENCY EDUCATION; SURGICAL RISK; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; SURGICAL TRAINING; URETEROSCOPY;

HOSPITALS; HUMANS; KIDNEY CALCULI; LITHOTRIPSY; NEPHROSTOMY, PERCUTANEOUS; REGIONAL MEDICAL PROGRAMS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 33744548096     PISSN: 00225347     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.juro.2006.04.006     Document Type: Editorial

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