Cost Analysis of Cataract Surgery With Intraocular Lens Implantation: A Single Blind Randomised Clinical Trial Comparing Extracapsular Cataract Extraction and Phacoemulsification

Medical Journal of Malaysia

Volumn 58, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 380-386

  Rizal, A M ^a,c   Aljunid, S M ^a   Normalina, M ^a   Faridah Hanom, A ^a   Chuah, K L ^a   Suzainah, Y ^a   Zainal, M ^b   Azman, A B ^b  

^a UNIVERSITI KEBANGSAAN MALAYSIA   (Malaysia)

^b MINISTRY OF HEALTH   (Malaysia)

^c DEPARTMENT OF PHARMACOLOGY   (Malaysia)

Author keywords

Cataract surgery; Cost analysis; Extracapsular cataract extraction; Phacoemulsification

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; EXTRACAPSULAR CATARACT EXTRACTION; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HEALTH CARE COST; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HOUSEHOLD; HUMAN; INCOME; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; LENS IMPLANT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALAYSIA; MALE; PHACOEMULSIFICATION; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SINGLE BLIND PROCEDURE; SURGICAL EQUIPMENT; SURGICAL PATIENT; TRAINING; UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CAPSULORHEXIS; COSTS AND COST ANALYSIS; FEMALE; HOSPITALS, UNIVERSITY; HUMANS; LENS IMPLANTATION, INTRAOCULAR; MALAYSIA; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PHACOEMULSIFICATION; SINGLE-BLIND METHOD;

EID: 0242268395     PISSN: 03005283     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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