A cost-effectiveness analysis of standard versus endovascular abdominal aortic aneurysm repair

Canadian Journal of Surgery

Volumn 45, Issue 6, 2002, Pages 420-424

  Forbes, Thomas L ^a   DeRose, Guy ^a   Kribs, Stewart ^a   Harris, Kenneth A ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ABDOMINAL AORTA ANEURYSM; AGED; ANEURYSM SURGERY; ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL EMBOLISM; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CONTROLLED STUDY; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; ENDOVASCULAR SURGERY; FOLLOW UP; HEALTH CARE COST; HOSPITAL COST; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; LENGTH OF STAY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PREOPERATIVE PERIOD; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE;

EID: 0036965838     PISSN: 0008428X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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