Cost of care in a randomised trial of early hospital discharge after surgery for breast cancer

European Journal of Cancer

Volumn 34, Issue 13, 1998, Pages 2015-2020

  Bonnema, J ^b   Van Wersch, A M E A ^b   Van Geel, A N ^b   Pruyn, J F A ^b   Schmitz, P I M ^b   Uyl De Groot, C A ^a   Wiggers, T ^b  

^a ERASMUS UNIVERSITY ROTTERDAM   (Netherlands)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Breast cancer; Costs; Surgery

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BREAST CANCER; BREAST SURGERY; CLINICAL TRIAL; COMMUNITY CARE; CONTROLLED STUDY; COST MINIMIZATION ANALYSIS; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE; HEALTH CARE COST; HOME CARE; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; OUTPATIENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SOCIAL STATUS;

ADULT; AGED; BREAST NEOPLASMS; COSTS AND COST ANALYSIS; FEMALE; HOME CARE SERVICES; HOSPITAL COSTS; HUMANS; LENGTH OF STAY; MIDDLE AGED; NETHERLANDS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

EID: 0032402340     PISSN: 09598049     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0959-8049(98)00258-5     Document Type: Article

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