Cost effectiveness of anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction in young adults

Clinical Orthopaedics and Related Research

Volumn 367, Issue , 1999, Pages 272-282

  Gottlob, Charles A ^a   Baker Jr , Champ L ^b   Pellissier, James M ^c   Colvin, Lisa ^d  

^a NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b HUGHSTON CLINIC   (United States)

^c LOYOLA UNIVERSITY CHICAGO   (United States)

^d VALDOSTA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANTERIOR CRUCIATE LIGAMENT RUPTURE; ARTICLE; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; DECISION THEORY; DISEASE CLASSIFICATION; HUMAN; LIGAMENT SURGERY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY OF LIFE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0032697097     PISSN: 0009921X     EISSN: 15281132     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00003086-199910000-00034     Document Type: Article

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