Clinical economics review: The health-care economic implications of minimal access gastrointestinal surgery

Alimentary Pharmacology and Therapeutics

Volumn 10, Issue 5, 1996, Pages 707-713

  Guillou, P J ^a   Windsor, A J ^a   Nejim, A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEEDS   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HISTAMINE H2 RECEPTOR ANTAGONIST; OMEPRAZOLE;

CHOLECYSTECTOMY; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; ECONOMICS; GASTROESOPHAGEAL REFLUX; GASTROINTESTINAL SURGERY; HEALTH CARE; HUMAN; LAPAROSCOPY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW;

EID: 0029798497     PISSN: 02692813     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2036.1996.65236000.x     Document Type: Review

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