Improved management of acute gallstone disease after regional surgical subspecialization

World Journal of Surgery

Volumn 32, Issue 12, 2008, Pages 2690-2694

  Simpson, D J ^a   Wood, A M ^a   Paterson, H M ^b   Nixon, S J ^a   Paterson Brown, S ^a  

^a ROYAL INFIRMARY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

^b WESTERN GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACUTE DISEASE; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BILIARY COLIC; CHOLECYSTECTOMY; CHOLECYSTITIS; CHOLELITHIASIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DATA BASE; EMERGENCY SURGERY; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH SERVICE; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; LAPAROSCOPY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL AUDIT; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CHOLECYSTECTOMY, LAPAROSCOPIC; COHORT STUDIES; EMERGENCY SERVICE, HOSPITAL; FEMALE; GALLSTONES; GREAT BRITAIN; HUMANS; LENGTH OF STAY; MALE; MEDICAL AUDIT; MIDDLE AGED; PROGRAM EVALUATION; REGIONAL MEDICAL PROGRAMS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SPECIALTIES, SURGICAL; TREATMENT OUTCOME; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 56349135889     PISSN: 03642313     EISSN: 14322323     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00268-008-9749-8     Document Type: Article

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