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World J Gastroenterol. Sep 7, 2010; 16(33): 4115-4122
Published online Sep 7, 2010. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v16.i33.4115
Delayed assessment and eager adoption of laparoscopic cholecystectomy: Implications for developing surgical technologies
Alexander C Allori, I Michael Leitman, Elizabeth Heitman
Alexander C Allori, I Michael Leitman, Department of Surgery, Beth Israel Medical Center, New York, NY 10003, United States
Elizabeth Heitman, Center for Biomedical Ethics and Society, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, TN 37232, United States
Author contributions: Allori AC contributed the study conception, design and acquisition of data; Allori AC and Heitman E performed the analysis and interpretation of data; Allori AC and Leitman IM drafted the manuscript; Heitman E critically revised the manuscript.
Correspondence to: I Michael Leitman, MD, FACS, Department of Surgery, Beth Israel Medical Center, 10 Union Square East, 2M, New York, NY 10003, United States. mleitman@chpnet.org
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Received: April 27, 2010
Revised: June 1, 2010
Accepted: June 8, 2010
Published online: September 7, 2010
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