Economic aspects of treatment for fungal infections in cancer patients

European Journal of Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases

Volumn 16, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 98-107

  Torfs, K ^a  

^a Health Economies Unit   (Belgium)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIFUNGAL AGENT;

CANCER PATIENT; CONFERENCE PAPER; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; ECONOMIC ASPECT; ECONOMIC EVALUATION; HUMAN; MYCOSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ANTIBIOTIC PROPHYLAXIS; ANTIFUNGAL AGENTS; COSTS AND COST ANALYSIS; HUMANS; IMMUNOCOMPROMISED HOST; MYCOSES; NEOPLASMS;

EID: 0031050036     PISSN: 09349723     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF01575127     Document Type: Conference Paper

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