Nationwide Inpatient Sample: Have Antireflux Procedures Undergone Regionalization?

Journal of Gastrointestinal Surgery

Volumn 17, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 6-13

  Colavita, Paul D ^a   Belyansky, Igor ^a   Walters, Amanda L ^a   Tsirline, Victor B ^a   Zemlyak, Alla Y ^a   Lincourt, Amy E ^a   Heniford, B Todd ^a  

^a CAROLINAS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Epidemiology; Fundoplication; Gastroesophageal reflux disease; Outcome assessment; Trends

Indexed keywords

EID: 84871989839     PISSN: 1091255X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11605-012-1997-0     Document Type: Article

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