Tzu Chi Medical Journal
Volume 20, Issue 2 , Pages 130-135 , June 2008

Prediction of Postsurgical Pain from Hand-Assisted Laparoscopic Nephroureterectomy

  • Shang-Jen Chang

      Affiliations

    • Department of Urology, Buddhist Tzu Chi General Hospital, Taipei Branch, Taipei, Taiwan
    • ,
  • Chiu-Chen Chuang

      Affiliations

    • Department of Nursing, National Taiwan University Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan
    • ,
  • Chao-Yuan Huang

      Affiliations

    • Department of Urology, National Taiwan University Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan
    • ,
  • Shih-Chieh Chueh

      Affiliations

    • Department of Urology, National Taiwan University Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan
    • ,
  • Hong-Jeng Yu

      Affiliations

    • Department of Urology, National Taiwan University Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan
    • ,
  • Heng-Li Shen

      Affiliations

    • Department of Urology, National Taiwan University Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Department of Urology, National Taiwan University Hospital, 7, Chung-Shan South Road, Taipei, Taiwan

Received 16 November 2007 ,Revised 10 December 2007 ,Accepted 20 December 2007.

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PII: S1016-3190(08)60023-3

doi: 10.1016/S1016-3190(08)60023-3

Tzu Chi Medical Journal
Volume 20, Issue 2 , Pages 130-135 , June 2008

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