Cost Analysis of Tumor Downsizing for Hepatocellular Carcinoma Liver Transplant Candidates

Transplantation Proceedings

Volumn 38, Issue 10, 2006, Pages 3561-3563

  De Simone, P ^a   Vignali, C ^a   Petruccelli, S ^a   Carrai, P ^a   Coletti, L ^a   Montin, U ^a   Catalano, G ^a   Urbani, L ^a   Filipponi, F ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL OF PISA   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CANCER PATIENT; CHEMOEMBOLIZATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; COST UTILITY ANALYSIS; DATA ANALYSIS; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HOSPITALIZATION COST; HUMAN; LIVER CELL CARCINOMA; LIVER GRAFT; LIVER TRANSPLANTATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PREOPERATIVE PERIOD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIOFREQUENCY ABLATION;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; CARCINOMA, HEPATOCELLULAR; COSTS AND COST ANALYSIS; EMBOLIZATION, THERAPEUTIC; HUMANS; ITALY; LIVER NEOPLASMS; LIVER TRANSPLANTATION; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT SELECTION; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TREATMENT OUTCOME; WAITING LISTS;

EID: 33845452283     PISSN: 00411345     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.transproceed.2006.10.069     Document Type: Article

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