Prolonged length of hospital stay in Denmark after nephrectomy

Danish Medical Journal

Volumn 59, Issue 6, 2012, Pages

  Azawi, Nessn H ^a   Christensen, Tom ^a   Petri, Anette Lykke ^b   Kehlet, Henrik ^c  

^a ROSKILDE HOSPITAL   (Denmark)

^b Sundhedsstyrelsen   (Denmark)

^c Rigshospitalet   (Denmark)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; DENMARK; FEMALE; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HOSPITAL DEPARTMENT; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; LAPAROSCOPY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORTALITY; NEPHRECTOMY; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; AGED; LENGTH OF STAY; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; NONPARAMETRIC TEST; REGISTER; URETER;

AGED; DENMARK; FEMALE; HUMANS; LAPAROSCOPY; LENGTH OF STAY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEPHRECTOMY; REGISTRIES; STATISTICS, NONPARAMETRIC; URETER;

EID: 84871862101     PISSN: None     EISSN: 22451919     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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