Disposable versus reusable biopsy forceps in GI endoscopy: A cost-minimization analysis

Gastrointestinal Endoscopy

Volumn 58, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 226-229

  Bourguignon, Céline ^a,b   Destrumelle, Anne Sabine ^a,b   Koch, Stéphane ^a,b   Grumblat, Anne ^a,b   Carayon, Pierre ^a,b   Chopard, Christine ^a,b   Woronoff Lemsi, Marie Christine ^a,b  

^a Besançon University Hospital ^*

^b UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL OF BESANÇON   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BIOPSY FORCEPS; COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; COST MINIMIZATION ANALYSIS; FORCEPS; GASTROINTESTINAL ENDOSCOPY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECYCLING; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; RISK ASSESSMENT; SAFETY; BIOPSY; COMPARATIVE STUDY; COST; DISPOSABLE EQUIPMENT; ECONOMICS; HUMAN; INSTRUMENTATION; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SURGICAL INSTRUMENT; UNITED STATES;

BIOPSY; COSTS AND COST ANALYSIS; DISPOSABLE EQUIPMENT; ENDOSCOPY, GASTROINTESTINAL; EQUIPMENT REUSE; HUMANS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SURGICAL INSTRUMENTS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0642336291     PISSN: 00165107     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1067/mge.2003.341     Document Type: Article

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