Laparoscopic V open donor nephrectomy: A cost-utility analysis of the initial experience at a tertiary-care center

Journal of Endourology

Volumn 16, Issue 7, 2002, Pages 495-508

  Pace, Kenneth T ^a   Dyer, Sarah J ^a   Phan, Veronique ^c   Poulin, Eric C ^b   Schlachta, Christopher M ^b   Mamazza, Joseph ^b   Stewart, Robert T ^a   Honey, R John D’A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^b ST MICHAEL'S HOSPITAL   (Canada)

^c HOSPITAL FOR SICK CHILDREN   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ABSENTEEISM; ARTICLE; CALCULATION; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; COST CONTROL; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; COST UTILITY ANALYSIS; DECISION THEORY; DIALYSIS; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; LAPAROSCOPIC SURGERY; MEDICAL LITERATURE; MODEL; MONEY; NEPHRECTOMY; ORGAN DONOR; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROFIT; QUALITY ADJUSTED LIFE YEAR;

AFTERCARE; COST OF ILLNESS; COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; DECISION TREES; HEALTH CARE COSTS; HOSPITALS, UNIVERSITY; HUMANS; KIDNEY TRANSPLANTATION; LAPAROSCOPY; LIVING DONORS; MODELS, ECONOMIC; NEPHRECTOMY; QUALITY OF LIFE; RISK;

EID: 0036390995     PISSN: 08927790     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/089277902760367467     Document Type: Article

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