A cost-minimization analysis of laparoscopic cholecystectomy versus open cholecystectomy

American Journal of Surgery

Volumn 172, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 305-310

  Berggren, Ulf ^a   Zethraeus, Niklas ^b   Arvidsson, Dag ^a   Haglund, Ulf ^a   Jonsson, Bengt ^b  

^a UPPSALA UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

^b STOCKHOLM SCHOOL OF ECONOMICS   (Sweden)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CHOLECYSTECTOMY; COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; HOSPITAL CHARGE; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; LAPAROSCOPIC SURGERY; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0030273655     PISSN: 00029610     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0002-9610(96)00197-3     Document Type: Article

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