A cost-effectiveness analysis of transurethral resection of the prostate and transurethral microwave thermotherapy for treatment of benign prostatic hyperplasia: Two-year follow-up

Scandinavian Journal of Urology and Nephrology

Volumn 32, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 204-210

  Waldén, Mauritz ^a   Acosta, Stefan ^a   Carlsson, Per ^b   Pettersson, Silas ^a   Dahlstrand, Christer ^a  

^a SAHLGRENSKA UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

^b LINKÖPING UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Benign prostatic hyperplasia; Cost analysis; Cost effectiveness analysis; Thermotherapy; Transurethral resection of the prostate

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; HUMAN; HYPERTHERMIC THERAPY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSTATE HYPERTROPHY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RESIDUAL URINE; SCORING SYSTEM; TRANSURETHRAL MICROWAVE THERMOABLATION; TRANSURETHRAL RESECTION; TREATMENT OUTCOME; URINE FLOW RATE;

AGED; COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; ENDOSCOPY; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; HYPERTHERMIA, INDUCED; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; PROSTATECTOMY; PROSTATIC HYPERPLASIA; RETREATMENT; SWEDEN;

EID: 0031866455     PISSN: 00365599     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/003655998750015584     Document Type: Article

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