Economic evaluation of open versus laparoscopic hernia repair: Some pragmatic considerations for the measurement of costs

Surgical Innovation

Volumn 5, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 242-247

  McIntosh, Emma ^a,b   Donaldson, Cam ^a,b   Grant, Adrian ^a,b  

^a Health Economics and Health Services Research Units   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Costs; Hernia repair; Laparoscopic

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; COST; COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; ECONOMICS; HUMAN; INGUINAL HERNIA; LAPAROSCOPY; METHODOLOGY; RECURRENT DISEASE;

COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; COSTS AND COST ANALYSIS; HERNIA, INGUINAL; HUMANS; LAPAROSCOPY; RECURRENCE;

EID: 0032238988     PISSN: 15533506     EISSN: 15533514     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/155335069800500408     Document Type: Article

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