Cost analysis of cardiac transplantation in a Spanish hospital;Análisis del coste del trasplante cardíaco en un hospital Español

Medicina Clinica

Volumn 126, Issue 10, 2006, Pages 373-375

  Trilla, Antoni ^a,b   Bertrán, María J ^a   Prat, Andreu ^c   Bruni, Laia ^a   Roig, Eulalia ^a   Asenjo, Miguel A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BARCELONA   (Spain)

^b HOSPITAL CLÍNIC   (Spain)

^c Hospital Clínic ^*

Author keywords

Cardiac transplantation; Costs; Micro costing

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HEART TRANSPLANTATION; HOSPITAL; HUMAN; MALE; SURVIVAL RATE;

EID: 33646383108     PISSN: 00257753     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1157/13086048     Document Type: Article

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