Re: Cost comparison of robotic, laparoscopic, and open partial nephrectomy (From: Mir SA, Cadeddu JA, Sleeper, JP, Lotan, Y. J Endourol 2011;25:447-453)

Journal of Endourology

Volumn 25, Issue 10, 2011, Pages 1675-1676

  Benway, Brian M ^a   Bhayani, Sam B ^b  

^a WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; COMORBIDITY; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; KIDNEY FUNCTION; KIDNEY TUMOR; LAPAROSCOPIC PARTIAL NEPHRECTOMY; LAPAROSCOPIC SURGERY; LETTER; MINIMALLY INVASIVE SURGERY; NEPHRON SPARING SURGERY; OPEN PARTIAL NEPHRECTOMY; PARTIAL NEPHRECTOMY; PATIENT CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSTATECTOMY; ROBOT ASSISTED PARTIAL NEPHRECTOMY; ROBOTICS; SURGICAL APPROACH; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

HUMANS; LAPAROSCOPY; NEPHRECTOMY; ROBOTICS;

EID: 80053627695     PISSN: 08927790     EISSN: 1557900X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/end.2011.0096     Document Type: Letter

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