Developing a successful robotics program

Current Opinion in Urology

Volumn 22, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 40-46

  Luthringer, Tyler ^a   Aleksic, Ilija ^a   Caire, Arthur ^b   Albala, David M ^a,c  

^a Tulane University Medical Center ^*  (United States)

^b TULANE UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^c CROUSE HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

robotic assisted radical prostatectomy; robotics; robotics program

Indexed keywords

COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; HEALTH CARE FACILITY; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; MEDICAL RESEARCH; OPERATING ROOM; OPERATION DURATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; ROBOTICS; SURGEON; SURGICAL EQUIPMENT; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; SURGICAL TRAINING; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 83055180694     PISSN: 09630643     EISSN: 14736586     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/MOU.0b013e32834d5455     Document Type: Review

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