Risks of minimally invasive surgery underestimated: A report of the dutch health care inspectorate

Surgical Endoscopy

Volumn 24, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 495-498

  Stassen, Laurents P S ^a   Bemelman, Willem A ^b   Meijerink, Jeroen ^c  

^a MAASTRICHT UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^b ACADEMIC MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^c VU UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPETENCE; EDITORIAL; ENDOSCOPIC SURGERY; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HEALTH SERVICE; HOSPITAL POLICY; HUMAN; MINIMALLY INVASIVE SURGERY; NETHERLANDS; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY CONTROL; QUESTIONNAIRE; RISK ASSESSMENT; SAFETY; SKILL; SURGICAL RISK; SURGICAL TRAINING; VIDEORECORDING;

EID: 77649181427     PISSN: 09302794     EISSN: 14322218     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00464-009-0629-6     Document Type: Editorial

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