Cost study of metal stent placement vs single-dose brachytherapy in the palliative treatment of oesophageal cancer

British Journal of Cancer

Volumn 90, Issue 11, 2004, Pages 2067-2072

  Polinder, S ^a   Homs, M Y V ^a   Siersema, P D ^a   Steyerberg, E W ^a  

^a ERASMUS MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Brachytherapy; Cost analysis; Oesophageal carcinoma; Palliation; Self expanding metal stent

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; AMBULATORY CARE; ARTICLE; BRACHYTHERAPY; CANCER PALLIATIVE THERAPY; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; DYSPHAGIA; ESOPHAGUS CARCINOMA; ESOPHAGUS OBSTRUCTION; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HEALTH CARE COST; HOSPITAL COST; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; MALE; MEDICAL DECISION MAKING; MEDICAL INSTRUMENTATION; POPULATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SINGLE DRUG DOSE; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; STENT; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 3042706222     PISSN: 00070920     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/sj.bjc.6601815     Document Type: Article

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