A prospective cost-effectiveness study of trigeminal neuralgia surgery

Clinical Journal of Pain

Volumn 21, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 317-322

  Pollock, Bruce E ^a   Ecker, Robert D ^a  

^a MAYO CLINIC   (United States)

Author keywords

Cost effectiveness analysis; Radiosurgery; Surgery; Trigeminal neuralgia

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; DECOMPRESSION SURGERY; FACE PAIN; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PAIN ASSESSMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RHIZOTOMY; SEX DIFFERENCE; STEREOTAXIC SURGERY; TRIGEMINUS NEURALGIA;

AGED; COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; DECOMPRESSION, SURGICAL; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; GLYCEROL; HEALTH CARE COSTS; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; QUALITY-ADJUSTED LIFE YEARS; RADIOSURGERY; RHIZOTOMY; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TRIGEMINAL NEURALGIA;

EID: 21144447662     PISSN: 07498047     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.ajp.0000125267.40304.57     Document Type: Article

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