Liver transplantation is effective, but is it cost-effective?

Liver Transplantation

Volumn 9, Issue 12, 2003, Pages 1308-1311

  Bambha, Kiran ^a   Kim, Woong Ray ^a  

^a MAYO CLINIC   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL LIVER DISEASE; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; ECONOMIC ASPECT; EDITORIAL; HOSPITAL COST; HUMAN; LIVER FAILURE; LIVER TRANSPLANTATION; MEDICAL DECISION MAKING; MEDICAL FEE; PRIMARY BILIARY CIRRHOSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS; QUALITY OF LIFE; SURVIVAL;

EID: 0348038740     PISSN: 15276465     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.lts.2003.09.025     Document Type: Editorial

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