Laparoscopic upper urinary tract surgery for benign and malignant conditions. Does aetiology have an effect on health-related quality of life?

International Journal of Clinical Practice

Volumn 61, Issue 12, 2007, Pages 2026-2029

  Sahai, A ^a   Tang, S ^a   Challacombe, B ^a   Murphy, D ^a   Dasgupta, P ^a  

^a GUY S HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CALCULATION; COHORT ANALYSIS; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; HYDRONEPHROSIS; INFORMATION PROCESSING; KIDNEY CYST; KIDNEY DYSFUNCTION; LAPAROSCOPIC SURGERY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MENTAL HEALTH; NEPHRECTOMY; NEPHROURETERECTOMY; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PREOPERATIVE PERIOD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; PYELOPLASTY; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRE; SCORING SYSTEM; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; URINARY TRACT SURGERY; VALIDATION STUDY;

ADULT; AGED; FEMALE; HUMANS; LAPAROSCOPY; MALE; MENTAL DISORDERS; MIDDLE AGED; PILOT PROJECTS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; QUALITY OF LIFE; UROLOGIC DISEASES;

EID: 35948978036     PISSN: 13685031     EISSN: 17421241     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1742-1241.2007.01472.x     Document Type: Article

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