The principles of cost-effectiveness analysis and their application

Journal of Vascular Surgery

Volumn 37, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 226-234

  Zierler, Brenda K ^a,b,c   Gray, Darryl T ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ABDOMINAL AORTA ANEURYSM; ANEURYSM SURGERY; COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; COST CONTROL; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; COST MINIMIZATION ANALYSIS; COST UTILITY ANALYSIS; ECONOMIC ASPECT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW;

EID: 0037286093     PISSN: 07415214     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1067/mva.2003.59     Document Type: Review

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