Navigating laparoscopic surgery into the next decade in developing countries - A personal perspective

Langenbeck's Archives of Surgery

Volumn 392, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 99-104

  Udwadia, Tehemton E ^a,b,c,d  

^a GRANT MEDICAL COLLEGE   (India)

^b P D HINDUJA NATIONAL HOSPITAL   (India)

^c BREACH CANDY HOSPITAL   (India)

^d Cook's Building ^*  (India)

Author keywords

Cost effective; Developing countries; Minimal access surgery; Navigation

Indexed keywords

ANESTHESIA; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; COURAGE; DEVELOPING COUNTRY; ENDOSCOPIC SURGERY; ENERGY RESOURCE; GEOGRAPHY; HEALTH CARE; HISTORY; HUMAN; INSTRUMENTATION; KNOWLEDGE MANAGEMENT; LAPAROSCOPIC SURGERY; MEDICAL EDUCATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; ROBOTICS; SEPSIS; SURGICAL INSTRUMENT; TECHNOLOGY; TELEMEDICINE; VISION;

CHOLECYSTECTOMY, LAPAROSCOPIC; COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; DEVELOPING COUNTRIES; HUMANS; LAPAROSCOPY;

EID: 33846409504     PISSN: 14352443     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00423-006-0093-x     Document Type: Review

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