Cost-effectiveness of laparoscopy in children

Archives of Pediatrics and Adolescent Medicine

Volumn 153, Issue 9, 1999, Pages 965-968

  Luks, François I ^a   Logan, Judy ^a   Breuer, Christopher K ^a   Kurkchubasche, Arlet G ^a   Wesselhoeft Jr , Conrad W ^a   Tracy Jr , Thomas F ^a  

^a BROWN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; APPENDECTOMY; ARTICLE; CHILD; CHOLECYSTECTOMY; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; HOSPITAL COST; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; LAPAROSCOPY; LENGTH OF STAY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; OPERATION DURATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STOMACH FUNDOPLICATION;

EID: 0032832764     PISSN: 10724710     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1001/archpedi.153.9.965     Document Type: Article

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