Incorporating Laparoscopic Fellowship Does Not Increase Morbidity or Mortality in a University-Based Bariatric Practice

Journal of the American College of Surgeons

Volumn 204, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 824-828

  Clements, Ronald H ^a   Leeth, Ruth R ^b   Vickers, Selwyn M ^b   Bland, Kirby I ^a  

^a Kentucky   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANASTOMOSIS LEAKAGE; ARTICLE; CLINICAL PRACTICE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; GASTROINTESTINAL HEMORRHAGE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; INTERNAL HERNIA; LAPAROSCOPIC SURGERY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL EDUCATION; MORBIDITY; MORTALITY; OPERATION DURATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; STOMACH BYPASS; STUDENT T TEST;

ADULT; BARIATRIC SURGERY; FELLOWSHIPS AND SCHOLARSHIPS; FEMALE; HOSPITALS, UNIVERSITY; HUMANS; LAPAROSCOPY; LENGTH OF STAY; MALE; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 34247495456     PISSN: 10727515     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jamcollsurg.2007.01.034     Document Type: Article

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