Elective versus ruptured abdominal aortic aneurysm repair: A 1-year cost-effectiveness analysis

Annals of Vascular Surgery

Volumn 19, Issue 6, 2005, Pages 858-861

  Cota, A M ^a   Omer, A A ^b   Jaipersad, A S ^b,d   Wilson, N V ^c  

^a Peterborough Hospital   (United Kingdom)

^b IPSWICH HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^c KENT AND CANTERBURY HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^d IPSWICH HOSPITAL NHS TRUST   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ABDOMINAL AORTA ANEURYSM; ARTICLE; CALCULATION; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; ELECTIVE SURGERY; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HUMAN; INTENSIVE CARE; MEDICAL STAFF; MORTALITY; NURSE; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; PHYSICIAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; SURGICAL WARD; SURVIVAL;

EID: 27644587800     PISSN: 08905096     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10016-005-7457-5     Document Type: Article

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