An assessment of the use of costs and quality of life as outcomes in endoscopic research

Gastrointestinal Endoscopy

Volumn 46, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 113-118

  Sahai, A V ^a   Pineault, R ^a  

^a MEDICAL UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; COST; COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; COST MINIMIZATION ANALYSIS; GASTROINTESTINAL ENDOSCOPY; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY OF LIFE; RESEARCH;

EID: 0030817072     PISSN: 00165107     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0016-5107(97)70057-9     Document Type: Article

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