Endoscopic ultrasonography for upper gastrointestinal submucosal lesions: A cost minimization analysis with an international perspective

American Journal of Gastroenterology

Volumn 98, Issue 9, 2003, Pages 1989-1995

  Sahai, Anand V ^a   Siess, Martin ^b   Kapfer, Barbara ^b   Ponchon, Thierry ^b   Palazzo, Laurent ^b   Yasuda, Kenjiro ^b   Rösch, Thomas ^b  

^a CENTRE HOSPITALIER DE L UNIVERSITÉ DE MONTRÉAL   (Canada)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ABDOMINAL RADIOGRAPHY; ARTICLE; CANADA; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; COST MINIMIZATION ANALYSIS; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIGESTIVE SYSTEM INJURY; ENDOSCOPIC ECHOGRAPHY; ENDOSCOPIC RETROGRADE CHOLANGIOPANCREATOGRAPHY; FRANCE; GASTRODUODENOSTOMY; GASTROINTESTINAL BIOPSY; GERMANY; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HOSPITAL COST; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; JAPAN; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROCESS DESIGN; PROCESS MODEL; SUBMUCOSA; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0141794535     PISSN: 00029270     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1572-0241.2003.07636.x     Document Type: Article

References (3)

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