A cost-effectiveness and cost-utility analysis of radiosurgery vs. resection for single-brain metastases

International Journal of Radiation Oncology Biology Physics

Volumn 39, Issue 2 SUPPL., 1997, Pages 445-454

  Mehta, Minesh ^a,b   Noyes, William ^a   Craig, Bruce ^a   Lamond, John ^a   Auchter, Richard ^a   French, Molly ^c   Johnson, Mark ^a   Levin, Allan ^a   Badie, Behnam ^a   Robbins, Ian ^a   Kinsella, Timothy ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN SCHOOL OF MEDICINE AND PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^b University of Wisconsin Health   (United States)

^c NONE

Author keywords

Brain metastases; Cost analysis; Cost effectiveness; Cost utility; Radiosurgery

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BRAIN METASTASIS; CANCER INCIDENCE; CANCER SURGERY; COST CONTROL; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; COST UTILITY ANALYSIS; HOSPITAL BILLING; HUMAN; PATIENT SELECTION; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIOSURGERY; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE;

BRAIN NEOPLASMS; COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; HEALTH CARE COSTS; HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH; HUMANS; QUALITY-ADJUSTED LIFE YEARS; RADIOSURGERY; RADIOTHERAPY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIALS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SURVIVAL ANALYSIS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0030820503     PISSN: 03603016     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0360-3016(97)00071-0     Document Type: Article

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