Does a One-Day Course Influence Surgeon Adoption of Laparoscopic Ventral Herniorrhaphy?

Journal of Surgical Research

Volumn 138, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 205-208

  Zerey, Marc ^a   Kercher, Kent W ^a   Sing, Ronald F ^a   Ramshaw, Bruce J ^b   Voeller, Guy ^c   Park, Adrian ^d   Heniford, B Todd ^a  

^a CAROLINAS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE HEALTH SCIENCE CENTER   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

laparoscopic ventral hernia repair; laparoscopy; teaching; ventral hernia repair

Indexed keywords

ABDOMINAL WALL HERNIA; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CHOLECYSTECTOMY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEMOGRAPHY; FOLLOW UP; HEALTH SURVEY; HERNIORRHAPHY; HUMAN; LAPAROSCOPIC SURGERY; MEDICAL EDUCATION; MINIMALLY INVASIVE SURGERY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROFESSIONAL COMPETENCE; RESIDENCY EDUCATION; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; SURGEON; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TEACHING; TIME SERIES ANALYSIS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADULT; AGED; EDUCATION, MEDICAL, CONTINUING; HERNIA, VENTRAL; HUMANS; LAPAROSCOPY; MIDDLE AGED; PRECEPTORSHIP; PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE; QUESTIONNAIRES; SURGERY;

EID: 33847674516     PISSN: 00224804     EISSN: 10958673     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jss.2006.09.012     Document Type: Article

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