Financial analysis of needlescopic versus open adrenalectomy

Journal of Urology

Volumn 162, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 1264-1267

  Hobart, Michael G ^a   Gill, Inderbir S ^a   Schweizer, Dana ^a   Bravo, Emannuel L ^a  

^a LERNER RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

Adrenalectomy; Cost and cost analysis; Surgical procedures, endoscopic; Surgical procedures, open

Indexed keywords

ADRENALECTOMY; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; FEMALE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; MALE; MINIMALLY INVASIVE SURGERY; MORBIDITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; TUMOR VOLUME;

EID: 0032841615     PISSN: 00225347     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0022-5347(05)68261-4     Document Type: Article

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