A cost-utility analysis of tension-free vaginal tape versus colposuspension for primary urodynamic stress incontinence

BJOG: An International Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology

Volumn 110, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 255-262

  Manca, Andrea ^a   Sculpher, Mark J ^a   Ward, Karen ^b,c   Hilton, Paul ^b,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF YORK   (United Kingdom)

^b ROYAL VICTORIA INFIRMARY   (United Kingdom)

^c NEWCASTLE UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; COLPOSUSPENSION; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; COST UTILITY ANALYSIS; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MULTICENTER STUDY; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY ADJUSTED LIFE YEAR; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; STRESS INCONTINENCE; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TENSION; VAGINAL TAPE;

EID: 0037334334     PISSN: 14700328     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1470-0328(03)02915-X     Document Type: Article

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