A Cost-Effectiveness Analysis of Diagnostic Strategies for Symptomatic Patients with Ileal Pouch-Anal Anastomosis

American Journal of Gastroenterology

Volumn 98, Issue 11, 2003, Pages 2460-2467

  Shen, Bo ^a   Shermock, Kenneth M ^b   Fazio, Victor W ^b   Achkar, Jean Paul ^b   Brzezinski, Aaron ^b   Bevins, Charles L ^b   Bambrick, Marlene L ^b   Remzi, Feza H ^b   Lashner, Bret A ^b  

^a LERNER RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CIPROFLOXACIN; METRONIDAZOLE; RIFAXIMIN;

ARTICLE; BIOPSY; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; DECISION THEORY; DRUG COST; DRUG DOSE REGIMEN; DRUG EFFICACY; ENDOSCOPY; GASTROINTESTINAL ENDOSCOPY; HUMAN; ILEITIS; ILEOANAL ANASTOMOSIS; MEDICAL RECORD; MEDICARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; REIMBURSEMENT; SIDE EFFECT; SYMPTOMATOLOGY; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0344496198     PISSN: 00029270     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0002-9270(03)00716-0     Document Type: Article

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