Letter to the Editors

Journal of Gastrointestinal Surgery

Volumn 10, Issue 8, 2006, Pages 1186-1187

  Brisinda, Giuseppe ^a   Cadeddu, Federica ^a   Marniga, Gaia ^a   Maria, Giorgio ^a  

^a CATHOLIC UNIVERSITY   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIPARKINSON AGENT; BOTULINUM TOXIN;

ABDOMINAL SURGERY; ALGORITHM; ANUS FISSURE; CHRONIC DISEASE; COST; ECONOMICS; HUMAN; NOTE; PROSPECTIVE STUDY;

ALGORITHMS; ANTI-DYSKINESIA AGENTS; BOTULINUM TOXINS; CHRONIC DISEASE; COSTS AND COST ANALYSIS; DIGESTIVE SYSTEM SURGICAL PROCEDURES; FISSURE IN ANO; HUMANS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES;

EID: 33748300662     PISSN: 1091255X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.gassur.2006.03.009     Document Type: Letter

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