Elective surgery for hemorrhoidal complaints: The decision to operate

Seminars in Colon and Rectal Surgery

Volumn 24, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 81-85

  Hackford, Alan W ^a   Lamb, Melinda Nicole ^a   Miller, Peter E ^a  

^a ST ELIZABETH'S MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DOCUSATE SODIUM; ISPAGULA; MAGNESIUM HYDROXIDE;

ACCESS TO INFORMATION; ARTICLE; COMMUNICATION SKILL; DOCTOR PATIENT RELATION; ELECTIVE SURGERY; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEMORRHOID; HEMORRHOIDECTOMY; HUMAN; INTERNET; MEDICAL INFORMATION; PATIENT CARE; PATIENT COUNSELING; PATIENT SAFETY; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PHYSICIAN ATTITUDE; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PREOPERATIVE EVALUATION;

EID: 84879488312     PISSN: 10431489     EISSN: 15584585     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1053/j.scrs.2013.02.005     Document Type: Article

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