Resource utilisation and cost of amblyopia treatment;Ressourcenverbrauch und kosten der amblyopiebehandlung

Klinische Monatsblatter fur Augenheilkunde

Volumn 220, Issue 7, 2003, Pages 486-491

  König, Hans Helmut ^a,b   Walter, Hans Sebastian ^c   Barry, Jean Cyriaque ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ULM   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LEIPZIG   (Germany)

^c UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL TÜBINGEN   (Germany)

Author keywords

Amblyopia; Cost and cost analysis; Direct service cost; Economics; Models, economic; Survey

Indexed keywords

AMBLYOPIA; ARTICLE; CALCULATION; COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; GERMANY; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH INSURANCE; HEALTH PROGRAM; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; MEDICAL SPECIALIST; PHYSICIAN; PRIMARY PREVENTION; QUESTIONNAIRE; SCREENING; SPECTACLES; STRABISMUS;

EID: 0042326616     PISSN: 00232165     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1055/s-2003-40938     Document Type: Article

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