Effects of Laparoscopy on Surgical Discharge Practice Patterns

Urology

Volumn 71, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 1029-1034

  Hollenbeck, Brent K ^a   Dunn, Rodney L ^a   Gilbert, Scott M ^a   Strope, Seth ^a   Miller, David C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; HEALTH INSURANCE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; HYSTERECTOMY; LAPAROSCOPY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MEDICAL PRACTICE; NEPHRECTOMY; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSTATECTOMY; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE;

AGED; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYSTERECTOMY; LAPAROSCOPY; LENGTH OF STAY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEPHRECTOMY; PHYSICIAN'S PRACTICE PATTERNS; PROSTATECTOMY;

EID: 44649189848     PISSN: 00904295     EISSN: 15279995     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.urology.2007.12.066     Document Type: Article

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