Physical characteristics of various lasers used in stapes surgery

Advances in Oto-Rhino-Laryngology

Volumn 65, Issue , 2007, Pages 237-249

  Frenz, Martin ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BERN   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BIOMEDICAL TECHNOLOGY ASSESSMENT; COMPARATIVE STUDY; EQUIPMENT; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; FENESTRATION; HUMAN; INSTRUMENTATION; LASER SURGERY; MIDDLE EAR PROSTHESIS; OTOSCLEROSIS; PERCEPTION DEAFNESS; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; STAPES SURGERY;

EQUIPMENT DESIGN; EQUIPMENT SAFETY; FENESTRATION, LABYRINTH; HEARING LOSS, SENSORINEURAL; HUMANS; LASER SURGERY; OSSICULAR PROSTHESIS; OTOSCLEROSIS; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; STAPES SURGERY; TECHNOLOGY ASSESSMENT, BIOMEDICAL;

EID: 33846592848     PISSN: 00653071     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1159/000098838     Document Type: Article

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