Cost-minimization analysis of alternative treatment strategies for achalasia

American Journal of Gastroenterology

Volumn 95, Issue 10, 2000, Pages 2737-2745

  Imperiale, Thomas F ^a,d   O'Connor, J Barry ^b   Vaezi, Michael F ^c   Richter, Joel E ^c  

^a INDIANA UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b DUKE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c LERNER RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

^d INDIANA UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BOTULINUM TOXIN;

ARTICLE; CARDIOESOPHAGOMYOTOMY; CLINICAL PROTOCOL; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; ESOPHAGUS ACHALASIA; ESOPHAGUS DILATATION; GASTROESOPHAGEAL REFLUX; HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECURRENCE RISK; REIMBURSEMENT; STOMACH FUNDOPLICATION; TREATMENT FAILURE; TREATMENT PLANNING;

ADULT; BALLOON DILATATION; BOTULINUM TOXIN TYPE A; COMPARATIVE STUDY; COST SAVINGS; ESOPHAGEAL ACHALASIA; FUNDOPLICATION; HUMAN; LAPAROSCOPY; SUPPORT, NON-U.S. GOV'T; SUPPORT, U.S. GOV'T, P.H.S.; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0033791714     PISSN: 00029270     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0002-9270(00)01974-2     Document Type: Article

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