Economic consequences of an implanted neuroprosthesis for bladder and bowel management

Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation

Volumn 82, Issue 11, 2001, Pages 1520-1525

  Creasey, Graham H ^a   Dahlberg, John E ^b  

^a CASE WESTERN RESERVE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Dahlberg and Associates   (United States)

Author keywords

Bladder, neurogenic; Bowel, neurogenic; Economics, medical; Electric stimulation; Rehabilitation; Spinal cord injuries; Urinary incontinence; Urinary tract infection

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; DORSAL RHIZOTOMY; ECONOMIC ASPECT; ELECTROSTIMULATION; ELECTROSTIMULATION THERAPY; ENTEROPATHY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; MALE; NERVE STIMULATION; NEUROGENIC BLADDER; PROSTHESIS; SPINAL CORD INJURY;

EID: 0034754153     PISSN: 00039993     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1053/apmr.2001.25912     Document Type: Article

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