Economics and anaesthesia

Anaesthesia

Volumn 53, Issue 8, 1998, Pages 782-788

  Rowe, W L ^a  

^a NORFOLK AND NORWICH UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMBULATORY SURGERY; ANESTHESIA; ARTICLE; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH ECONOMICS; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; METHODOLOGY; NATIONAL HEALTH SERVICE; OPERATING ROOM; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PRODUCTIVITY; WORK RESUMPTION;

ANESTHESIA; ANESTHESIA DEPARTMENT, HOSPITAL; ANESTHETICS; COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; DRUG COSTS; GREAT BRITAIN; HOSPITAL COSTS; HUMANS; OPERATING ROOMS; SURGICAL PROCEDURES, OPERATIVE;

EID: 0031870139     PISSN: 00032409     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2044.1998.00469.x     Document Type: Article

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