Laparoscopic appendectomy: A junior trainee's learning curve

Journal of the Society of Laparoendoscopic Surgeons

Volumn 12, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 288-291

  Jaffer, Usman ^a   Cameron, Alan E P ^a  

^a NORFOLK AND NORWICH UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; APPENDECTOMY; APPENDICITIS; ARTICLE; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; FEMALE; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; LAPAROSCOPY; MALE; MEDICAL EDUCATION; METHODOLOGY; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PREVALENCE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADULT; APPENDECTOMY; APPENDICITIS; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; EDUCATION, MEDICAL, GRADUATE; FEMALE; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; INTERNSHIP AND RESIDENCY; LAPAROSCOPY; MALE; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; PREVALENCE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 58149393501     PISSN: 10868089     EISSN: 19383797     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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