Cost of tracheoesophageal prostheses in developing countries. Facing the problem from an internal perspective

Acta Oto-Laryngologica

Volumn 126, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 4-9

  Staffieri, Alberto ^a   Mostafa, Badr E ^b   Varghese, Bipin T ^c   Kitcher, Emmanuel D ^d   Jalisi, M ^e   Fagan, Johannes J ^f   Staffieri, Claudia ^a   Marioni, Gino ^a,g  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PADOVA   (Italy)

^b AIN SHAMS UNIVERSITY   (Egypt)

^c REGIONAL CANCER CENTRE   (India)

^d KORLE BU TEACHING HOSPITAL   (Ghana)

^e J J Hospital   (Pakistan)

^f UNIVERSITY OF CAPE TOWN   (South Africa)

^g NONE   (Italy)

Author keywords

Cost; Developing countries; Total laryngectomy; Tracheoesophageal prosthesis

Indexed keywords

CONFERENCE PAPER; COOPERATION; DEVELOPING COUNTRY; ESOPHAGUS PROSTHESIS; HEAD AND NECK SURGERY; HEALTH CARE COST; HOSPITAL; HUMAN; MEDICAL SOCIETY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; SPEECH; SURGEON;

COSTS AND COST ANALYSIS; DEVELOPING COUNTRIES; HUMANS; LARYNGECTOMY; LARYNX, ARTIFICIAL; QUESTIONNAIRES;

EID: 28844492229     PISSN: 00016489     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00016480500265935     Document Type: Conference Paper

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