Does laparoscopy beget underuse of partial nephrectomy for T1 renal masses? Competing treatment decision pathways may influence utilization

Journal of Endourology

Volumn 21, Issue 10, 2007, Pages 1223-1227

  Perrotti, Michael ^a   Badger, William J ^b   Mcleod, Daryl ^b   Prater, Susan ^b   Moran, Michael E ^b  

^a St Peter's Health Care Services   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CANCER DIAGNOSIS; CANCER PATIENT; CANCER STAGING; CANCER SURGERY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DECISION MAKING; DISEASE SEVERITY; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; HUMAN; KIDNEY TUMOR; LAPAROSCOPIC SURGERY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PARTIAL NEPHRECTOMY; PATIENT REFERRAL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; SURGICAL APPROACH; TREATMENT DURATION;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; DECISION MAKING; HUMANS; KIDNEY NEOPLASMS; LAPAROSCOPY; MIDDLE AGED; NEPHRECTOMY;

EID: 35348948526     PISSN: 08927790     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/end.2007.0056     Document Type: Article

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