Building a robotic program

Scandinavian Journal of Surgery

Volumn 98, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 72-75

  Rocco, B ^a,b   Lorusso, A ^a   Coelho, R F ^b   Palmer, K J ^b   Patel, V R ^b  

^a EUROPEAN INSTITUTE OF ONCOLOGY   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CENTRAL FLORIDA   (United States)

Author keywords

Da vinci; Laparoscopically na ve; Prostate cancer; Prostatectomy; Robot

Indexed keywords

CANCER GROWTH; CANCER INCIDENCE; CANCER SURVIVAL; HEALTH PROGRAM; HUMAN; LAPAROSCOPIC SURGERY; MINIMALLY INVASIVE SURGERY; MORBIDITY; MORTALITY; OPERATING ROOM PERSONNEL; PROFESSIONAL COMPETENCE; PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT; PROSTATE CANCER; PROSTATECTOMY; REVIEW; RISK BENEFIT ANALYSIS; ROBOTICS; SKILL; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; SURGICAL TRAINING; UROLOGY;

EID: 72349090472     PISSN: 14574969     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/145749690909800202     Document Type: Review

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