Comparison of the cost effectiveness of different medical options for treating lower calyceal stones less than 2cm: Extracorporeal shock wave lithotripsy versus percutaneous nephrolithotomy

Korean Journal of Urology

Volumn 47, Issue 7, 2006, Pages 703-707

  You, Young Duk ^a   Kim, Jun Mo ^a   Kim, Min Eui ^a  

^a Soonchunhyang University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Extracorporeal shockwave lithotripsy; Kidney calculi; Percutaneous nephrolithomy

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; EXTRACORPOREAL LITHOTRIPSY; HEALTH CARE COST; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MEDICAL DECISION MAKING; NATIONAL HEALTH INSURANCE; NEPHROLITHIASIS; NEPHROLITHOTOMY; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE;

EID: 33750291398     PISSN: 04944747     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4111/kju.2006.47.7.703     Document Type: Article

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