Surgical mesh and patient safety

BMJ (Online)

Volumn 363, Issue , 2018, Pages

  Heneghan, Carl ^a   Godlee, Fiona ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

^b BMJ ^*  (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADVERSE DEVICE EFFECT; FEMALE; HUMAN; LEGISLATION AND JURISPRUDENCE; PATIENT SAFETY; PELVIC ORGAN PROLAPSE; REGISTER; STANDARDS; STRESS INCONTINENCE; SURGICAL MESH;

FEMALE; HUMANS; PATIENT SAFETY; PELVIC ORGAN PROLAPSE; REGISTRIES; SURGICAL MESH; URINARY INCONTINENCE, STRESS;

EID: 85054772642     PISSN: 09598146     EISSN: 17561833     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/bmj.k4231     Document Type: Review

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