Dysphagia: A cost analysis of the diagnostic approach

American Journal of Gastroenterology

Volumn 97, Issue 11, 2002, Pages 2733-2737

  Esfandyari, Tuba ^a   Potter, Jon W ^a   Vaezi, Michael F ^a  

^a LERNER RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BARIUM MEAL; CLINICAL FEATURE; COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; DIAGNOSTIC TEST; DUODENOSCOPY; DYSPHAGIA; ESOPHAGITIS; ESOPHAGOGASTRODUODENOSCOPY; ESOPHAGUS ACHALASIA; ESOPHAGUS CANCER; ESOPHAGUS FUNCTION DISORDER; ESOPHAGUS OBSTRUCTION; FEMALE; GASTROESOPHAGEAL REFLUX; HEALTH CARE COST; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICARE; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REIMBURSEMENT;

EID: 0036840978     PISSN: 00029270     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1572-0241.2002.07061.x     Document Type: Article

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