Partial hepatectomy or orthotopic liver transplantation for the treatment of resectable hepatocellular carcinoma? A cost-effectiveness perspective

Hepatology

Volumn 28, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 436-442

  Sarasin, François P ^a,b   Giostra, Emiliano ^a   Mentha, Gilles ^a   Hadengue, Antoine ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GENEVA MEDICAL SCHOOL   (Switzerland)

^b Hopital Cantonal   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; LIVER CANCER; LIVER CELL CARCINOMA; LIVER RESECTION; LIVER SURGERY; LIVER TRANSPLANTATION; PREOPERATIVE EVALUATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

CARCINOMA, HEPATOCELLULAR; COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; DECISION SUPPORT TECHNIQUES; HEPATECTOMY; HUMANS; LIVER NEOPLASMS; LIVER TRANSPLANTATION; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

EID: 0031904428     PISSN: 02709139     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/hep.510280222     Document Type: Article

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