Patients’ quality of life following extracorporeal shock-wave lithotripsy and percutaneous nephrolithotomy for renal calculi

International Journal of Technology Assessment in Health Care

Volumn 6, Issue 4, 1990, Pages 633-642

  Mays, Nicholas B ^a   Petruckevitch, Ann ^a   Snowdon, Claire ^a  

^a KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; HUMAN; LITHOTRIPSY; NEPHROLITHIASIS; QUALITY OF LIFE;

ADULT; COSTS AND COST ANALYSIS; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HOSPITALS; HUMAN; KIDNEY CALCULI; LENGTH OF STAY; LITHOTRIPSY; LONDON; MALE; MIDDLE AGE; NEPHROSTOMY, PERCUTANEOUS; OUTCOME AND PROCESS ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); QUALITY OF LIFE; SUPPORT, NON-U.S. GOV'T;

EID: 0025652317     PISSN: 02664623     EISSN: 14716348     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S026646230000427X     Document Type: Review

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