Comparing the cost of delayed and immediate autologous breast reconstruction in Belgium

British Journal of Plastic Surgery

Volumn 58, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 493-497

  Neyt, Mattias J ^a   Blondeel, P N ^b   Morrison, C M ^c   Albrecht, J A ^a  

^a GHENT UNIVERSITY   (Belgium)

^b GHENT UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Belgium)

^c ULSTER HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Autologous breast reconstruction; DIEP flap; Immediate breast reconstruction; Resource costs; Savings

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BELGIUM; BREAST RECONSTRUCTION; CALCULATION; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; COST CONTROL; ECONOMIC EVALUATION; HEALTH CARE COST; HUMAN; MANAGED CARE; MASTECTOMY; MEDICAL DOCUMENTATION; METHODOLOGY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STANDARDIZATION; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TISSUE FLAP;

BELGIUM; BREAST NEOPLASMS; FEMALE; HOSPITAL COSTS; HUMANS; MAMMAPLASTY; MASTECTOMY; SURGICAL FLAPS; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 18444404658     PISSN: 00071226     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.bjps.2004.12.002     Document Type: Article

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