An economic analysis of the timing of microsurgical reconstruction in brachial plexus birth palsy

Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery

Volumn 89, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 970-978

  Brauer, Carmen A ^a   Waters, Peter M ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

^b HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; AVULSION INJURY; BICEPS BRACHII MUSCLE; BIRTH INJURY; CLINICAL DECISION MAKING; COST MINIMIZATION ANALYSIS; ECONOMIC EVALUATION; MICROSURGERY; MUSCLE FUNCTION; NERVE ROOT INJURY; OSTEOTOMY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY OF LIFE; TENDON TRANSFER; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 34248208992     PISSN: 00219355     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2106/JBJS.E.00657     Document Type: Article

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