Cost-effectiveness of endovascular therapy in the surgical management of cerebral arteriovenous malformations

American Journal of Neuroradiology

Volumn 17, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 247-254

  Jordan, John E ^a,b   Marks, Michael P ^a   Lane, Barton ^a   Steinberg, Gary K ^a  

^a STANFORD UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b LONG BEACH MEMORIAL MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Arteriovenous malformations, cerebral; Arteriovenous malformations, embolization; Economics

Indexed keywords

ENBUCRILATE; IOFENDYLATE;

ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL EMBOLISM; BIOMEDICAL TECHNOLOGY ASSESSMENT; BRAIN ANGIOGRAPHY; BRAIN ARTERIOVENOUS MALFORMATION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; HEALTH CARE COST; HUMAN; MEDICAL RECORD; MORBIDITY; MORTALITY; NEUROSURGERY; QUALITY OF LIFE;

ADULT; COMBINED MODALITY THERAPY; COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; EMBOLIZATION, THERAPEUTIC; FEES, MEDICAL; FEMALE; HOSPITAL COSTS; HUMANS; INTRACRANIAL ARTERIOVENOUS MALFORMATIONS; MALE; QUALITY-ADJUSTED LIFE YEARS; SURVIVAL RATE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0030046816     PISSN: 01956108     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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