Economic evaluation of the cochlear implant

International Journal of Technology Assessment in Health Care

Volumn 15, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 520-530

  Carter, Rob ^a   Hailey, David ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

Cochlear implant; Cost effectiveness; Economic appraisal

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; COST UTILITY ANALYSIS; ECONOMIC EVALUATION; HEALTH PROGRAM; IMPLANTATION; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; QUALITY OF LIFE; TECHNOLOGY;

EID: 0032830977     PISSN: 02664623     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/s0266462399015378     Document Type: Article

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