What is surgery?

Seminars in Pediatric Surgery

Volumn 15, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 237-241

  Krummel, Thomas M ^a  

^a STANFORD UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Innovation; Mark Ravitch; Surgical history

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; LAPAROSCOPIC SURGERY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIOSURGERY; SURGICAL EQUIPMENT; SURGICAL INSTRUMENT; SURGICAL STAPLING; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; SURGICAL TECHNOLOGY;

DIFFUSION OF INNOVATION; EUROPE; FORECASTING; GENERAL SURGERY; HISTORY, 19TH CENTURY; HISTORY, 20TH CENTURY; HUMANS; PEDIATRICS; PORTRAITS; SURGERY; SURGICAL EQUIPMENT; SURGICAL INSTRUMENTS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 33750005039     PISSN: 10558586     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1053/j.sempedsurg.2006.07.002     Document Type: Article

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