Cost-utility analysis: The foundation of value-based medicine-cataract surgery in the second eye

Evidence-Based Eye Care

Volumn 5, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 112-120

  Brown, Gary C ^a   Brown, Melissa M ^a  

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Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CALCULATION; CATARACT EXTRACTION; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; HEALTH CARE; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH STATUS; HUMAN; LIFE EXPECTANCY; MEDICAL INFORMATION; PATIENT ATTITUDE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY ADJUSTED LIFE YEAR; QUALITY OF LIFE; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; VISUAL ACUITY;

EID: 2342445686     PISSN: 15258599     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00132578-200404000-00025     Document Type: Article

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