A cost effective screening protocol for vestibular schwannoma in the late 90s

Journal of Laryngology and Otology

Volumn 110, Issue 12, 1996, Pages 1129-1132

  Ravi, K V ^a   Wells, S C ^a  

^a MUSGROVE PARK HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Cost benefit analysis; Magnetic resonance imaging; Vestibular schwannoma

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CLINICAL PROTOCOL; COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; ECONOMICS; HUMAN; NEUROMA; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY;

CLINICAL PROTOCOLS; COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; HUMANS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; NEUROMA, ACOUSTIC; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES;

EID: 0030346150     PISSN: 00222151     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0022215100135935     Document Type: Article

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