Predicting effects of minimal invasive therapy

Health Policy

Volumn 35, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 179-187

  Bloom, Bernard S ^a,d   Fendrick, A Mark ^b   McLane, Clyde ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^c TEMPLE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^d Ralston House ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

Effects of; Minimal invasive therapy; Surgery

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CANADA; ENDOSCOPIC SURGERY; HEALTH ECONOMICS; HUMAN; LAPAROSCOPIC SURGERY; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRE; SURGEON; UNITED KINGDOM; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0030062854     PISSN: 01688510     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0168-8510(95)00776-8     Document Type: Article

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