Economic Considerations for Aortic Surgery : Retroperitoneal Approach - Is It Worth It ?

Acta Chirurgica Belgica

Volumn , Issue 6, 2000, Pages 247-250

  Buckley, C J ^a   Lee, S D ^a   Arko, F R ^a   Bohannon, W T ^a   Mettauer, M ^a   Patterson, D E ^a   Manning, L G ^a  

^a TEXAS A AND M HEALTH SCIENCE CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Aorta; Aortic surgery; Cost; Medical care

Indexed keywords

AORTA; AORTA ANEURYSM; ARTICLE; CLINICAL PATHWAY; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; ECONOMICS; ELECTIVE SURGERY; HEALTH CARE COST; HEART SURGERY; HUMAN; NONPARAMETRIC TEST; PERIPHERAL OCCLUSIVE ARTERY DISEASE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL;

AORTA; AORTIC ANEURYSM; ARTERIAL OCCLUSIVE DISEASES; CARDIAC SURGICAL PROCEDURES; COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; CRITICAL PATHWAYS; HEALTH CARE COSTS; HUMANS; STATISTICS, NONPARAMETRIC; SURGICAL PROCEDURES, ELECTIVE;

EID: 0041687912     PISSN: 00015458     EISSN: 25770160     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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