Cost comparison for laparoscopic nephrectomy and open nephrectomy: Analysis of individual parameters

Urology

Volumn 59, Issue 6, 2002, Pages 821-825

  Lotan, Yair ^a   Gettman, Matthew T ^a   Roehrborn, Claus G ^a   Pearle, Margaret S ^a   Cadeddu, Jeffrey A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS SOUTHWESTERN MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE COST; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; KIDNEY TUMOR; LAPAROSCOPE; LAPAROSCOPY; MALE; NEPHRECTOMY; OPERATING ROOM; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS;

COSTS AND COST ANALYSIS; HOSPITAL COSTS; HUMANS; LAPAROSCOPY; LENGTH OF STAY; NEPHRECTOMY; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SURGICAL INSTRUMENTS;

EID: 0036091443     PISSN: 00904295     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0090-4295(02)01611-4     Document Type: Article

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