Financial impact in the Italian Health Service of laparoscopic versus laparotomie surgery for the treatment of ovarian cysts

Human Reproduction

Volumn 11, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 287-290

  Bulletti, C ^a,b   Seracchioli, R ^a,b   Polli, V ^a,b   Albonetti, A ^a,b   Rossi, S ^a,b   Barbieri, L ^c   Callegaro, A ^c   Flamigni, C ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BOLOGNA   (Italy)

^b Spec Grp Oper Laparoscopy H   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITY OF BOLOGNA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Financial costs; Health care administration; Operative laparoscopy; Ovarian cysts

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BODY TEMPERATURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE COST; HOSPITAL COST; HUMAN; ITALY; LAPAROSCOPIC SURGERY; LAPAROTOMY; LENGTH OF STAY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; OVARY CYST; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION;

EID: 0029935342     PISSN: 02681161     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/HUMREP/11.2.287     Document Type: Article

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