Delivering an effective outpatient service in gynaecology. A randomised controlled trial analysing the cost of outpatient versus daycase hysteroscopy

BJOG: An International Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology

Volumn 111, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 243-248

  Marsh, Fiona ^a   Kremer, Christian ^b   Duffy, Sean ^a  

^a ST JAMES S UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b PINDERFIELDS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; FEMALE; HUMAN; HYSTEROSCOPY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MATHEMATICAL COMPUTING; MEDICAL RECORD; NATIONAL HEALTH SERVICE; OUTPATIENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZATION; UTERUS BLEEDING;

AMBULATORY CARE; CHILD; CHILD CARE; COST OF ILLNESS; COSTS AND COST ANALYSIS; DAY CARE; DELIVERY OF HEALTH CARE; ENGLAND; EQUIPMENT AND SUPPLIES, HOSPITAL; FEMALE; HOSPITAL COSTS; HUMANS; HYSTEROSCOPY; INCOME; MIDDLE AGED; SICK LEAVE; STATE MEDICINE; TRAVEL;

EID: 1542374615     PISSN: 14700328     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1471-0528.2004.00064.x     Document Type: Article

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