Assessment of the treatment costs of extracorporeal shock wave therapy versus surgical treatment for shoulder diseases

International Journal of Technology Assessment in Health Care

Volumn 17, Issue 4, 2001, Pages 612-617

  Haake, Michael ^a   Rautmann, Michael ^b   Wirth, Thomas ^a  

^a PHILIPPS UNIVERSITY MARBURG   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF HEIDELBERG   (Germany)

Author keywords

Cost of illness; ESWT; Extracorporeal shock wave therapy; Subacromial decompression

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; EXTRACORPOREAL LITHOTRIPSY; HEALTH CARE COST; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MEDICAL TECHNOLOGY; MUSCULOSKELETAL DISEASE; ORTHOPEDIC SURGERY; SHOULDER GIRDLE; SHOULDER INJURY; TENDINITIS; TENDON DISEASE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; ULTRASOUND;

EID: 0035193055     PISSN: 02664623     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/s0266462301107166     Document Type: Article

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