Clinical and economic evaluation of surgical treatments for faecal incontinence

British Journal of Surgery

Volumn 88, Issue 8, 2001, Pages 1029-1036

  Malouf, A J ^a   Chambers, M G ^b   Kamm, M A ^a  

^a ST MARK S HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b MEDTAP International   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CLINICAL TRIAL; CONSERVATIVE TREATMENT; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; DECISION MAKING; DEVICE; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; ECONOMIC EVALUATION; FECES INCONTINENCE; FOLLOW UP; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HEALTH ECONOMICS; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; MEDICAL INFORMATION; MEDICAL TECHNOLOGY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUBLICATION; QUALITY OF LIFE; REVIEW; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

COLORECTAL SURGERY; COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; FECAL INCONTINENCE; HUMANS; TIME FACTORS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0034822611     PISSN: 00071323     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.0007-1323.2001.01807.x     Document Type: Review

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