The cost and value of cardiothoracic procedures

Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery

Volumn 133, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 601-602

  Starr, Albert ^a   Grunkemeier, Gary L ^a  

^a EARLE A CHILES RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AORTA VALVE REPLACEMENT; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; ECONOMIC ASPECT; EDITORIAL; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEART SURGERY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; THORAX SURGERY; UNITED STATES;

AGE FACTORS; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; EVALUATION STUDIES; FEMALE; GERIATRIC ASSESSMENT; HEALTH CARE COSTS; HUMANS; MALE; QUALITY-ADJUSTED LIFE YEARS; THORACIC SURGERY; THORACIC SURGICAL PROCEDURES; UNITED STATES;

EID: 33847070902     PISSN: 00225223     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jtcvs.2006.04.027     Document Type: Editorial

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