Ultrasensitive prostate specific antigen assay following laparoscopic radical prostatectomy - An outcome measure for defining the learning curve

Annals of the Royal College of Surgeons of England

Volumn 91, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 399-403

  Viney, R ^a   Gommersall, L ^a   Zelf, J ^a   Hayne, D ^a   Shah, Z H ^a   Doherty, A ^a  

^a QUEEN ELIZABETH HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Laparoscopic radical Prostatectomy; Learning curve; Ultrasensitive prostate specific antigen assay

Indexed keywords

PROSTATE SPECIFIC ANTIGEN;

AGED; ARTICLE; BLOOD; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; EDUCATION; EVALUATION; HUMAN; LAPAROSCOPY; MALE; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PROSTATE TUMOR; PROSTATECTOMY; STATISTICS; TIME;

AGED; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; HUMANS; LAPAROSCOPY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); PROSTATE-SPECIFIC ANTIGEN; PROSTATECTOMY; PROSTATIC NEOPLASMS; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 70149083773     PISSN: 00358843     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1308/003588409X428289     Document Type: Article

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