Recent advances in electrosurgery - VERSAPOINT technology® technology

Reviews in Gynaecological Practice

Volumn 1, Issue 1, 2001, Pages 12-17

  Farrugia, Martin ^a   McGurgan, Paul ^b   McMillan, Lindsey ^a   O'Donovan, Peter ^c  

^a WHIPPS CROSS UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b ST MICHAEL'S HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^c BRADFORD ROYAL INFIRMARY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Bipolar electrode; Electrosurgery; Hysterectomy

Indexed keywords

EID: 67949106328     PISSN: 14717697     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1471-7697(01)80030-7     Document Type: Article

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