Cost implications of closure of atrial septal defect

Catheterization and Cardiovascular Interventions

Volumn 55, Issue 1, 2002, Pages 83-87

  Baker, Sherri S ^a   O'Laughlin, Martin P ^a   Jollis, James G ^a   Harrison, J Kevin ^a   Sanders, Stephen P ^a   Li, Jennifer S ^a  

^a DUKE UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Atrial septal defect; Closure of ASD; Cost

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONGENITAL HEART DISEASE; COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; DEVICE; FEMALE; HEART ATRIUM SEPTUM DEFECT; HEART CATHETERIZATION; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; IMPLANTATION; LENGTH OF STAY; MALE; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TRANSESOPHAGEAL ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; WOUND CLOSURE;

ADULT; CLINICAL TRIALS, PHASE II; COST SAVINGS; FEMALE; HEART CATHETERIZATION; HEART SEPTAL DEFECTS, ATRIAL; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NORTH CAROLINA; PROSTHESES AND IMPLANTS;

EID: 0036134045     PISSN: 15221946     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ccd.10079     Document Type: Article

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