An economic evaluation of the optimal workload in treating surgical patients in a breast unit

European Journal of Cancer

Volumn 39, Issue 6, 2003, Pages 748-754

  Pagano, E ^a   Ponti, A ^b   Gelormino, E ^a   Merletti, F ^a   Mano, M P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TURIN   (Italy)

^b MOLINETTE HOSPITAL   (Italy)

Author keywords

Breast neoplasm; Cancer care units; Cost analysis; Workload

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BREAST CANCER; BREAST SURGERY; CANCER DIAGNOSIS; CANCER SURGERY; COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; ECONOMIC ASPECT; ECONOMIC EVALUATION; HEALTH CARE COST; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HOSPITAL EQUIPMENT; HUMAN; INVESTMENT; OUTPATIENT; PERSONNEL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SURGICAL PATIENT; SURGICAL WARD;

EID: 0347296397     PISSN: 09598049     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0959-8049(02)00808-0     Document Type: Article

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