Disparities in access to basic laparoscopic surgery at U.S. academic medical centers

Surgical Endoscopy

Volumn 25, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 1209-1214

  Varela, J Esteban ^a   Nguyen, Ninh T ^b  

^a WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Abdominal; Appendix; Cholecystectomy

Indexed keywords

AGE DISTRIBUTION; APPENDECTOMY; ARTICLE; CHOLECYSTECTOMY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE SEVERITY; ETHNICITY; FEMALE; GASTROINTESTINAL SURGERY; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE DISPARITY; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; INTERNATIONAL CLASSIFICATION OF DISEASES; LAPAROSCOPIC SURGERY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PATIENT CODING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; UNITED STATES; UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL;

EID: 79954447640     PISSN: 09302794     EISSN: 14322218     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00464-010-1345-y     Document Type: Article

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