Cost-effectiveness of percutaneous transluminal angioplasty (PTA) versus vascular surgery in limb-threatening ischaemia

International Journal of Angiology

Volumn 9, Issue 4, 2000, Pages 214-219

  Laurila, Jouni ^a,c   Brommels, Mats ^b   Standertskjöld Nordenstam, Carl Gustav ^b   Leinonen, Sami ^a   Lepäntalo, Mauri ^b   Edgren, Johan ^b   Suramo, Ilkka ^a  

^a OULU UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Finland)

^b HELSINKI UNIVERSITY CENTRAL HOSPITAL   (Finland)

^c Porvoo Hospital   (Finland)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

AGED; ANKLE PRESSURE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; FEMALE; FEMOROPOPLITEAL BYPASS; FOLLOW UP; HOSPITAL COST; HUMAN; LEG AMPUTATION; LEG ISCHEMIA; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PERCUTANEOUS TRANSLUMINAL ANGIOPLASTY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REOPERATION; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VASCULAR SURGERY;

EID: 0033765127     PISSN: 10611711     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF01623897     Document Type: Article

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