"learning Curve" May not be enough: Assessing the oncological experience curve for robotic radical prostatectomy

Journal of Endourology

Volumn 24, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 473-477

  Hong, Y Mark ^a   Sutherland, Douglas E ^a   Linder, Brian ^b   Engel, Jason D ^b  

^a Arizona Urology Specialists ^*  (United States)

^b GEORGE WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; FEMALE; HEALTH PROGRAM; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSTATECTOMY; RECURRENT DISEASE; ROBOT ASSISTED LAPAROSCOPIC RADICAL PROSTATECTOMY; ROBOTICS; SURGEON; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE;

COHORT STUDIES; HUMANS; KAPLAN-MEIERS ESTIMATE; LEARNING; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEOPLASM STAGING; PROSTATECTOMY; PROSTATIC NEOPLASMS; ROBOTICS;

EID: 77950146856     PISSN: 08927790     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/end.2009.0121     Document Type: Article

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