Comparisons of prediction models of quality of life after laparoscopic cholecystectomy: a longitudinal prospective study.

BACKGROUND: Few studies of laparoscopic cholecystectomy (LC) outcome have used longitudinal data for more than two years. Moreover, no studies have considered group differences in factors other than outcome such as age and nonsurgical treatment. Additionally, almost all published articles agree that...

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Main Authors: Hon-Yi Shi, Hao-Hsien Lee, Jinn-Tsong Tsai, Wen-Hsien Ho, Chieh-Fan Chen, King-Teh Lee, Chong-Chi Chiu
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2012-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3532431?pdf=render