Prospective evaluation of factors affecting operating time in a residency/fellowship training program incorporating robot-assisted laparoscopic prostatectomy

Journal of Endourology

Volumn 22, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 1331-1338

  Thiel, David D ^a   Francis, Paula ^a   Heckman, Michael G ^a   Winfield, Howard N ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF IOWA HOSPITALS AND CLINICS   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BODY MASS; CANCER STAGING; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; EDUCATION PROGRAM; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; LAPAROSCOPIC SURGERY; MALE; OPERATION DURATION; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSTATE CANCER; PROSTATECTOMY; RESIDENCY EDUCATION; ROBOTICS;

AGED; FELLOWSHIPS AND SCHOLARSHIPS; HUMANS; INTERNSHIP AND RESIDENCY; LAPAROSCOPY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PROSTATECTOMY; PROSTATIC NEOPLASMS; ROBOTICS; TIME FACTORS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 46249102875     PISSN: 08927790     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/end.2008.0023     Document Type: Article

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