Can community surgeons perform laparoscopic colorectal surgery with outcomes similar to tertiary care centres?

Canadian Journal of Surgery

Volumn 50, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 110-114

  Sebajang, Herawaty ^a,b   Hegge, Susan ^b   McKinley, Craig ^a,b,c  

^a MCMASTER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b North Bay District Hospital   (Canada)

^c NONE   (Canada)

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EID: 34248573473     PISSN: 0008428X     EISSN: 14882310     Source Type: Journal    
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