Application of cost-utility and quality-adjusted life years analyses to monitored anesthesia care for sedation only

Journal of Clinical Anesthesia

Volumn 8, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 286-288

  Dexter, Franklin ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF IOWA   (United States)

Author keywords

Ambulatory surgery; anesthesia; conscious; cost benefit analysis; costs; outpatient; quality of life; sedation

Indexed keywords

AMBULATORY SURGERY; ARTICLE; CONSCIOUSNESS; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; OUTPATIENT CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY OF LIFE; SEDATION;

EID: 0029953701     PISSN: 09528180     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0952-8180(96)00036-0     Document Type: Article

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