High regional variation in urethroplasty in the United States

Journal of Urology

Volumn 193, Issue 1, 2015, Pages 179-183

  Figler, Bradley D ^a,b   Gore, John L ^a,b   Holt, Sarah K ^a,b   Voelzke, Bryan B ^a,b   Wessells, Hunter ^a,b  

^a THOMAS JEFFERSON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

Author keywords

endoscopy; physician's practice patterns; reconstructive surgical procedures; urethra; urethral stricture

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CHARLSON COMORBIDITY INDEX; ENDOSCOPIC SURGERY; GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REOPERATION; TREATMENT OUTCOME; UNITED STATES; URETHRA STENOSIS; URETHROPLASTY; ADOLESCENT; AGED; CLINICAL PRACTICE; MIDDLE AGED; URETHRA; URETHRAL STRICTURE; UROLOGIC SURGERY; UTILIZATION; YOUNG ADULT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PRACTICE PATTERNS, PHYSICIANS'; UNITED STATES; URETHRA; URETHRAL STRICTURE; UROLOGIC SURGICAL PROCEDURES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84955637372     PISSN: 00225347     EISSN: 15273792     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.juro.2014.07.100     Document Type: Article

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