Surgeon Knowledge, Behavior, and Opinions Regarding Intraoperative Cholangiography

Journal of the American College of Surgeons

Volumn 207, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 821-830

  Massarweh, Nader N ^a   Devlin, Allison ^a   Elrod, Jo Ann Broeckel ^a   Symons, Rebecca Gaston ^a   Flum, David R ^a  

^a Health Services   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BILE DUCT INJURY; COMMON BILE DUCT; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; FEMALE; GENERAL SURGERY; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HUMAN; MALE; PEROPERATIVE CHOLANGIOGRAPHY; PHYSICIAN ATTITUDE; POSTAL MAIL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PRIVATE PRACTICE; PROFESSIONAL KNOWLEDGE; SURGEON; SURGICAL RISK; SURGICAL TRAINING;

ABDOMINAL INJURIES; ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; CHOLANGIOGRAPHY; CHOLECYSTECTOMY; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; COMMON BILE DUCT; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE SURVEYS; HUMANS; INTRAOPERATIVE CARE; INTRAOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED;

EID: 55949087612     PISSN: 10727515     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jamcollsurg.2008.08.011     Document Type: Article

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