Rapid implementation of a robot-assisted prostatectomy program in a large health maintenance organization setting

Journal of Endourology

Volumn 24, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 461-465

  Kwon, Eric O ^a   Bautista, Tricia C ^a   Blumberg, Jeremy M ^a   Jung, Howard ^a   Tamaddon, Kirk ^a   Aboseif, Sherif R ^a   Williams, Stephen G ^a   Chien, Gary W ^a  

^a KAISER PERMANENTE MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; HEALTH MAINTENANCE ORGANIZATION; HEALTH PROGRAM; MEDICAL EDUCATION; MEDICAL PRACTICE; OPERATION DURATION; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSTATECTOMY; QUALITY OF LIFE; ROBOTICS; STRUCTURED QUESTIONNAIRE; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; UROLOGY;

HEALTH MAINTENANCE ORGANIZATIONS; HEALTH PLAN IMPLEMENTATION; HUMANS; MALE; MENTORS; MIDDLE AGED; PROSTATECTOMY; ROBOTICS;

EID: 77950101929     PISSN: 08927790     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/end.2009.0212     Document Type: Article

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