Factors affecting outcome following endoscopic thoracic sympathectomy

British Journal of Surgery

Volumn 94, Issue 9, 2007, Pages 1108-1112

  Jaffer, U ^a   Weedon, K ^a   Cameron, A E P ^a  

^a IPSWICH HOSPITAL NHS TRUST   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BODY MASS; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENDOSCOPIC THORACIC SYMPATHECTOMY; FEMALE; HUMAN; HYPERHIDROSIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY OF LIFE; SCORING SYSTEM; STRUCTURED QUESTIONNAIRE; SWEATING; SYMPATHECTOMY; ENDOSCOPY; HOSPITALIZATION; METHODOLOGY; NONVERBAL COMMUNICATION; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUESTIONNAIRE; THORAX SURGERY; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADULT; BLUSHING; ENDOSCOPY; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYPERHIDROSIS; MALE; PATIENT SATISFACTION; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRES; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; SYMPATHECTOMY; THORACIC SURGICAL PROCEDURES; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 35448969799     PISSN: 00071323     EISSN: 13652168     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/bjs.5792     Document Type: Article

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