Flexible robotics: A new paradigm

Current Opinion in Urology

Volumn 17, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 151-155

  Aron, Monish ^a   Haber, Georges Pascal ^a   Desai, Mihir M ^a   Gill, Inderbir S ^a  

^a LERNER RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

Flexible; Robotics; Ureterorenoscopy

Indexed keywords

CARDIOVASCULAR PROCEDURES; ENDOVASCULAR SURGERY; HUMAN; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; ROBOTICS; URETERORENOSCOPY; UROGENITAL ENDOSCOPY; UROLOGIC SURGERY; UROLOGICAL PROCEDURES;

CARDIAC SURGICAL PROCEDURES; ENDOSCOPY; HEALTH SERVICES NEEDS AND DEMAND; HUMANS; ROBOTICS; UROLOGIC SURGICAL PROCEDURES;

EID: 34247169169     PISSN: 09630643     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/MOU.0b013e3280e126ab     Document Type: Review

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