The Learning Curve in the Training of Percutaneous Nephrolithotomy

European Urology

Volumn 52, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 206-212

  Tanriverdi, Orhan ^a   Boylu, Ugur ^a   Kendirci, Muammer ^a   Kadihasanoglu, Mustafa ^a   Horasanli, Kaya ^a   Miroglu, Cengiz ^a  

^a SISLI ETFAL TRAINING AND RESEARCH HOSPITAL   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Learning curve; Percutaneous nephrolithotomy; Radiation

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BLEEDING; BLOOD TRANSFUSION; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FLUOROSCOPY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MEDICAL EDUCATION; MEDICAL PRACTICE; NEPHROLITHIASIS; OPERATION DURATION; PERCUTANEOUS NEPHROLITHOTOMY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE;

CLINICAL COMPETENCE; EDUCATION, MEDICAL, CONTINUING; FLUOROSCOPY; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; NEPHROLITHIASIS; NEPHROSTOMY, PERCUTANEOUS; UROLOGY;

EID: 34249097107     PISSN: 03022838     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.eururo.2007.01.001     Document Type: Article

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