Percutaneous versus surgical treatment of atrial septal defect and of mitral stenosis: Cost-effectiveness in developing versus developed countries

International Journal of Cardiology

Volumn 116, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 138-

  Cheng, Tsung O ^a  

^a GEORGE WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; DEVELOPED COUNTRY; DEVELOPING COUNTRY; HEART ATRIUM SEPTUM DEFECT; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; MITRAL VALVE COMMISSUROTOMY; MITRAL VALVE REPLACEMENT; MITRAL VALVE STENOSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TRANSLUMINAL VALVULOPLASTY;

COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; DEVELOPED COUNTRIES; DEVELOPING COUNTRIES; HEART SEPTAL DEFECTS, ATRIAL; HUMANS; MITRAL VALVE STENOSIS; WORLD HEALTH;

EID: 33846865811     PISSN: 01675273     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijcard.2006.04.049     Document Type: Article

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