Efficacy and cost-effectiveness of extracorporeal shock wave lithotripsy for solitary lower pole renal calculi

Journal of Urology

Volumn 159, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 24-27

  May, Donald J ^a   Chandhoke, Paramjit S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

Author keywords

Cost benefit analysis; Kidney calculi; Lithotripsy

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; EXTRACORPOREAL LITHOTRIPSY; HOSPITAL BILLING; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; NEPHROLITHIASIS; NEPHROLITHOTOMY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0031986554     PISSN: 00225347     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0022-5347(01)63999-5     Document Type: Article

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