Laparoscopic vs. laparotomic ovarian cystectomy in reproductive age women: An economic evaluation

Gynaecological Endoscopy

Volumn 7, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 19-23

  Damiani, Gianfranco ^a   Campo, Sebastiano ^a   Dargenio, Ruggero ^a   Garcea, Nicola ^a  

^a CATHOLIC UNIVERSITY   (Italy)

Author keywords

Cost analysis; Economic evaluation; Open cystectomy; Operative laparoscopy; Ovarian cysts

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; COST; ECONOMIC EVALUATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; LAPAROSCOPIC SURGERY; LAPAROTOMY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; OVARY CYST; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SAFETY;

EID: 0031923982     PISSN: 09621091     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2508.1998.00135.x     Document Type: Article

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