The economics of laparoscopic antireflux operations compared with open surgery

European Journal of Surgery, Supplement

Volumn 165, Issue 585, 2000, Pages 37-39

  Sandbu, Rune ^a   Hallgren, Thomas ^b  

^a UPPSALA UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

^b CENTRAL HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Gastro oesophageal reflux disease; Laparoscopy

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANTIREFLUX OPERATION; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONFERENCE PAPER; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; ECONOMIC ASPECT; GASTROESOPHAGEAL REFLUX; HEALTH CARE COST; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; LAPAROSCOPIC SURGERY; LENGTH OF STAY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SWEDEN; ABDOMINAL SURGERY; ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; ECONOMICS; HOSPITAL COST; LAPAROSCOPY; METHODOLOGY; STOMACH FUNDOPLICATION;

DIGESTIVE SYSTEM SURGICAL PROCEDURES; FUNDOPLICATION; GASTROESOPHAGEAL REFLUX; HOSPITAL COSTS; HUMANS; LAPAROSCOPY; LENGTH OF STAY; SWEDEN;

EID: 0034130408     PISSN: 1102416X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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