The Cost of Learning Robotic-Assisted Prostatectomy

Urology

Volumn 72, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 1068-1072

  Steinberg, Peter L ^a   Merguerian, Paul A ^a   Bihrle III, William ^a   Seigne, John D ^a  

^a DARTMOUTH HITCHCOCK MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; COST MINIMIZATION ANALYSIS; LEARNING; OPERATION DURATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSTATECTOMY; ROBOTICS; THEORETICAL MODEL;

CLINICAL COMPETENCE; COHORT STUDIES; DIRECT SERVICE COSTS; HUMANS; MALE; MODELS, ECONOMIC; PROSTATECTOMY; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; ROBOTICS; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 54449090315     PISSN: 00904295     EISSN: 15279995     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.urology.2007.11.118     Document Type: Article

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