Cost-effectiveness of hair apposition technique compared with standard suturing in scalp lacerations

Annals of Emergency Medicine

Volumn 46, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 237-242

  Ong, Marcus E H ^a   Coyle, Doug ^b,c   Swee, Han Lim ^a   Stiell, Ian ^b,c  

^a SINGAPORE GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Singapore)

^b OTTAWA HOSPITAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY OF OTTAWA   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; HAIR APPOSITION TECHNIQUE; LACERATION; MEDICAL STAFF; MONTE CARLO METHOD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCALP HAIR; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; SUTURE;

COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; EMERGENCY MEDICINE; HAIR; HEALTH CARE COSTS; HUMANS; LACERATIONS; MONTE CARLO METHOD; SCALP; SINGAPORE; SUTURE TECHNIQUES; TISSUE ADHESIVES; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 24044473114     PISSN: 01960644     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.annemergmed.2004.11.022     Document Type: Article

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