A cost analysis of endoscopic ultrasound in the evaluation of esophageal cancer

American Journal of Gastroenterology

Volumn 97, Issue 2, 2002, Pages 452-458

  Harewood, Gavin C ^a   Wiersema, Maurits J ^a  

^a MAYO CLINIC   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ASPIRATION BIOPSY; CANCER CHEMOTHERAPY; CANCER RADIOTHERAPY; COMPUTER ASSISTED DIAGNOSIS; COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; COST MINIMIZATION ANALYSIS; ENDOSCOPIC ECHOGRAPHY; ESOPHAGUS CANCER; HUMAN; LYMPH NODE METASTASIS; MEDICARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

AGED; BIOPSY, NEEDLE; COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; DECISION SUPPORT TECHNIQUES; ENDOSONOGRAPHY; ESOPHAGEAL NEOPLASMS; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE COSTS; HUMANS; LAPAROTOMY; MALE; MEDICARE; MIDDLE AGED; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0036175482     PISSN: 00029270     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0002-9270(01)04061-8     Document Type: Article

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