The University of Sydney Endocrine Surgery Database: 50 Years of data accrual

ANZ Journal of Surgery

Volumn 78, Issue 1-2, 2008, Pages 7-12

  Reeve, Thomas S ^a   Ihre Lundgren, Cia ^a   Poole, Allan G ^a   Bambach, Christopher ^a   Barraclough, Bruce ^a   Sidhu, Stan ^a   Sywak, Mark ^a   Edhouse, Pam ^a   Delbridge, Leigh ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

^b ROYAL NORTH SHORE HOSPITAL   (Australia)

Author keywords

Adrenalectomy; Database research; Parathyroidectomy; Thyroidectomy

Indexed keywords

ADRENAL GLAND; ARTICLE; CLINICAL PRACTICE; DATA BASE; ENDOCRINE SURGERY; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; GOITER; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; MEDICAL AUDIT; MEDICAL DOCUMENTATION; MINIMALLY INVASIVE SURGERY; PARATHYROID GLAND; PARATHYROIDECTOMY; PUBLISHING; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; THYROID SURGERY; THYROIDECTOMY; UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL;

AUSTRALIA; DATABASES, FACTUAL; ENDOCRINE SURGICAL PROCEDURES; ENDOCRINE SYSTEM DISEASES; FORMS AND RECORDS CONTROL; HOSPITALS, UNIVERSITY; HUMANS; MEDICAL RECORDS;

EID: 38049110232     PISSN: 14451433     EISSN: 14452197     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1445-2197.2007.04349.x     Document Type: Article

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