Laparoscopy in German Urology: Changing Acceptance among Urologists

European Urology

Volumn 56, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 1074-1081

  Imkamp, Florian ^a   Herrmann, Thomas R ^a   Rassweiler, Jens ^b   Sulser, Tullio ^d   Stolzenburg, Jens U ^c   Rabenalt, Robert ^c   Jonas, Udo ^a   Burchardt, Martin ^a  

^a HANNOVER MEDICAL SCHOOL   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF HEIDELBERG   (Germany)

^c UNIVERSITY OF LEIPZIG   (Germany)

^d UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL ZURICH   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Laparoscopy; Practice pattern; Questionnaire; Surgical technique; Survey

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BLADDER SURGERY; CYSTECTOMY; DEMOGRAPHY; GENERAL HOSPITAL; GERMANY; HEALTH SURVEY; HOSPITAL DEPARTMENT; ILEAL CONDUIT; LAPAROSCOPY; LEARNING; MEDICAL SPECIALIST; NEPHRECTOMY; OPERATION DURATION; ORTHOTOPIC TRANSPLANTATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PRIVATE HOSPITAL; PROSTATECTOMY; PYELOPLASTY; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; QUESTIONNAIRE; TREATMENT INDICATION; UNIVERSITY; URBAN AREA; UROLOGIC SURGERY;

ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; EDUCATION, MEDICAL, CONTINUING; GENERAL SURGERY; GERMANY; HEALTH CARE SURVEYS; HUMANS; LAPAROSCOPY; NEPHRECTOMY; PHYSICIANS; PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE; PROSTATECTOMY; QUESTIONNAIRES; UROLOGY;

EID: 70350565655     PISSN: 03022838     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.eururo.2008.09.064     Document Type: Article

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