Laparoscopic donor nephrectomy: Is it cost effective? Perspective from a transplant surgeon

Transplantation

Volumn 83, Issue 12, 2007, Pages 1538-1539

  Wadström, Jonas ^a  

^a UPPSALA UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CLINICAL PRACTICE; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; COST UTILITY ANALYSIS; HEALTH CARE COST; HOSPITALIZATION COST; HUMAN; KIDNEY DONOR; KIDNEY FAILURE; LAPAROSCOPIC SURGERY; NEPHRECTOMY; NOTE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SURGEON;

COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; HUMANS; KIDNEY TRANSPLANTATION; LAPAROSCOPY; LIVING DONORS; NEPHRECTOMY; SURGERY; SWEDEN; TISSUE AND ORGAN HARVESTING;

EID: 34250827051     PISSN: 00411337     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.tp.0000267155.89477.08     Document Type: Note

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