Cost-benefit value of microscopic examination of intervertebral discs

Journal of Neurosurgery

Volumn 89, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 378-381

  Grzybicki, Dana M ^a   Callaghan, Edward J ^b   Raab, Stephen S ^b  

^a DUQUESNE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Cost benefit value; Health care costs; Histology; Intervertebral disc

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; HEALTH CARE COST; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; INTERVERTEBRAL DISK; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0031781955     PISSN: 00223085     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3171/jns.1998.89.3.0378     Document Type: Article

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