Health economic evaluation in lumbar spinal fusion: A systematic literature review anno 2005

European Spine Journal

Volumn 15, Issue 8, 2006, Pages 1165-1173

  Soegaard, Rikke ^a   Christensen, Finn B ^a  

^a AARHUS UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Cost effectiveness; Economics; Lowback pain; Spinal fusion; Systematic review

Indexed keywords

ANTERIOR SPINE FUSION; CLINICAL TRIAL; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; COST OF ILLNESS; FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH ECONOMICS; HUMAN; LOW BACK PAIN; ORTHOPEDIC EQUIPMENT; POSTERIOR SPINE FUSION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SPINE FUSION; SPINE SURGERY; SPONDYLOLISTHESIS; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; VERTEBRAL CANAL STENOSIS;

COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; HUMANS; LUMBAR VERTEBRAE; RESEARCH DESIGN; SPINAL FUSION;

EID: 33748848510     PISSN: 09406719     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00586-005-0031-6     Document Type: Review

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