Data validation in an economic evaluation of surgery for colon cancer

International Journal of Technology Assessment in Health Care

Volumn 21, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 246-252

  Janson, Martin ^a   Carlsson, Per ^b,d   Haglind, Eva ^c,e   Anderberg, Bo ^a  

^a KAROLINSKA UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

^b LINKÖPING UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^c SAHLGRENSKA UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

^d National Center for Priority Setting in Health Care   (Sweden)

^e UNIVERSITY OF GOTHENBURG   (Sweden)

Author keywords

(MeSH) Surgery; Accuracy; Costs and cost analysis; Data collection; Randomized controlled trials

Indexed keywords

BIOLOGICAL ORGANS; COSTS; ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL EFFECTS; HEALTH CARE; STATISTICAL METHODS; SURVEYS; TELECOMMUNICATION SYSTEMS; TUMORS;

CASE RECORD FORMS (CRF); COLON CANCER; ECONOMIC EVALUATIONS; HEALTH ECONOMIC STUDY PROTOCOL; TELEPHONE SURVEYS;

SURGERY;

ABSENTEEISM; ACCURACY; ADULT; AGED; ANESTHESIA; CENTRAL VENOUS CATHETER; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; COLON CANCER; COLON SURGERY; COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; DISPOSABLE EQUIPMENT; ECONOMIC EVALUATION; FEMALE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; LAPAROSCOPIC SURGERY; LENGTH OF STAY; MALE; MEDICAL RECORD; OPERATION DURATION; REVIEW; SURGICAL INSTRUMENT; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; SWEDEN; TELEPHONE; VALIDATION PROCESS;

EID: 18544370247     PISSN: 02664623     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/s0266462305050336     Document Type: Review

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