Randomised trial of laparoscopic versus small-incision cholecystectomy [4]

Lancet

Volumn 347, Issue 9015, 1996, Pages 1621-1624

  Rhodes, M ^a   Gompertz, H ^a   Armstrong, K ^a   Lennard, T ^a   Rees, B ^a   McMahon, A J ^a   O'Dwyer, P J ^a   Baxter, J N ^a   Wellwood, J ^a   McClure, N ^a   Gallagher, A G ^a   McGuigan, J ^a   Johnson, A G ^a   Majeed, A W ^a   Squirrel, D M ^a   Peacock, J E ^a   Nicholl, J P ^a   Pascu, O ^a   Duca, S ^a  

^a NORFOLK AND NORWICH UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHOLECYSTECTOMY; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; HUMAN; LAPAROSCOPIC SURGERY; LENGTH OF STAY; LETTER; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL;

EID: 9344252817     PISSN: 01406736     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0140-6736(96)91109-5     Document Type: Letter

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