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Diffusion of Laparoscopic Cholecystectomy in Canada

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  10 March 2009

Devidas Menon  and
Deborah Marshall
Devidas Menon
Affiliation:
Canadian Coordinating Office for Health Technology Assessment
Deborah Marshall
Affiliation:
The Swedish Council on Technology Assessment in Health Care
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Abstract

Patterns of the diffusion of laparoscopic cholecystectomy in Canadian hospitals were determined by a telephone survey of 153 randomly selected hospitals over two years. Results were analyzed by region, hospital size, and type of hospital. Laparoscopic cholecystectomy has diffused very quickly compared with other technologies, before any comprehensive evaluation to consider its potential impact could take place.

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General Essays
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International Journal of Technology Assessment in Health Care , Volume 10 , Issue 2 , Spring 1994 , pp. 287 - 292
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Copyright © Cambridge University Press 1994

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