Radical prostatectomy practice in England

Urology Journal

Volumn 7, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 243-248

  Hanchanale, Vishwanath S ^a   McCabe, John E ^a   Javlé, Pradip ^a  

^a LEIGHTON HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

England; Laparoscopy; Prostatectomy; Prostatic neoplasms; Treatment outcome

Indexed keywords

AGE; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL PRACTICE; HOSPITAL; HUMAN; LAPAROSCOPY; LENGTH OF STAY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MORTALITY; PROSTATE TUMOR; PROSTATECTOMY; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; STATISTICS; TIME; UNITED KINGDOM;

AGE FACTORS; AGED; ENGLAND; HOSPITAL MORTALITY; HOSPITALS; HUMANS; LAPAROSCOPY; LENGTH OF STAY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PHYSICIAN'S PRACTICE PATTERNS; PROSTATECTOMY; PROSTATIC NEOPLASMS; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 78650250593     PISSN: 17351308     EISSN: 1735546X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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