Women's Preferences for Minimally Invasive Incisions

Journal of Minimally Invasive Gynecology

Volumn 18, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 640-643

  Bush, Amanda J ^a   Morris, Stephanie N ^b   Millham, Frederick H ^b   Isaacson, Keith B ^b  

^a Swedish American Medical Group   (United States)

^b NEWTON WELLESLEY HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Adult; Aesthetics; Choice behavior; Female; Humans; Incisions; Laparoscopy; Middle aged; Robotics; Single site surgery; Surgical procedures, Minimally invasive; Survey

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL PRACTICE; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; DEMOGRAPHY; ETHNICITY; HEALTH SURVEY; HOSPITAL; HUMAN; LAPAROSCOPY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MINIMALLY INVASIVE SURGERY; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; ROBOTICS;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; FEMALE; GYNECOLOGIC SURGICAL PROCEDURES; HUMANS; LAPAROSCOPY; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT PREFERENCE; ROBOTICS; SURGICAL PROCEDURES, MINIMALLY INVASIVE;

EID: 80052024464     PISSN: 15534650     EISSN: 15534669     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jmig.2011.06.009     Document Type: Article

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