Learning laparoscopic-assisted hysterectomy

Obstetrics and Gynecology

Volumn 104, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 308-313

  Altgassen, C ^a   Michels, W ^b   Schneider, A ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL SCHLESWIG HOLSTEIN   (Germany)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HEMOGLOBIN;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BODY MASS; COMPETENCE; FEMALE; HUMAN; HYSTERECTOMY; LAPAROSCOPIC ASSISTED HYSTERECTOMY; LAPAROSCOPIC SURGERY; LEARNING; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; OPERATION DURATION; PEROPERATIVE COMPLICATION; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TEACHING HOSPITAL; TREATMENT OUTCOME; UTERUS WEIGHT; VAGINAL HYSTERECTOMY; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; GERMANY; LAPAROSCOPY; MIDDLE AGED; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; UTILIZATION REVIEW; VAGINA;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; FEMALE; GERMANY; HUMANS; HYSTERECTOMY; LAPAROSCOPY; MIDDLE AGED; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; VAGINA;

EID: 4344594505     PISSN: 00297844     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.AOG.0000132806.46344.05     Document Type: Article

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