The rise and fall of antireflux surgery in the United States

Surgical Endoscopy and Other Interventional Techniques

Volumn 20, Issue 11, 2006, Pages 1698-1701

  Finks, Jonathan F ^a   Wei, Yongliang ^a   Birkmeyer, John D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

Gastroesophageal reflux disease; GORD GERD

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ANTIREFLUX OPERATION; ARTICLE; DATA ANALYSIS; FEMALE; GASTROESOPHAGEAL REFLUX; HOSPITAL PATIENT; HUMAN; LAPAROSCOPIC SURGERY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; POPULATION RESEARCH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TEACHING HOSPITAL; UNITED STATES;

ADULT; DATABASES; FUNDOPLICATION; GASTROESOPHAGEAL REFLUX; HUMANS; LAPAROSCOPY; MIDDLE AGED; TREATMENT OUTCOME; UNITED STATES;

EID: 33750822811     PISSN: 09302794     EISSN: 14322218     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00464-006-0042-3     Document Type: Article

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