Cost-effectiveness of endovascular abdominal aortic aneurysm repair

British Journal of Surgery

Volumn 92, Issue 8, 2005, Pages 960-967

  Michaels, J A ^a   Drury, D ^a   Thomas, S M ^a  

^a NORTHERN GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ABDOMINAL AORTA ANEURYSM; AGED; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CONSERVATIVE TREATMENT; CONTROLLED STUDY; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; ENDOVASCULAR SURGERY; HIGH RISK PATIENT; HUMAN; OPEN HEART SURGERY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY OF LIFE; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; SURGICAL RISK;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ANGIOPLASTY; AORTIC ANEURYSM, ABDOMINAL; COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; HUMANS; MODELS, ECONOMIC; QUALITY-ADJUSTED LIFE YEARS; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIALS;

EID: 21644445497     PISSN: 00071323     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/bjs.5119     Document Type: Article

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