Is Burch colposuspension ever cost-effective compared with tension-free vaginal tape for stress incontinence?

American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology

Volumn 197, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 62.e1-62.e5

  Wu, Jennifer M ^a   Visco, Anthony G ^a   Weidner, Alison C ^b   Myers, Evan R ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b DUKE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Burch colposuspension; cost effectiveness analysis; stress urinary incontinence; tension free vaginal tape

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; COLPOSUSPENSION; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; MODEL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY ADJUSTED LIFE YEAR; STRESS INCONTINENCE; TENSION FREE VAGINAL TAPE;

EID: 34347214043     PISSN: 00029378     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ajog.2007.02.039     Document Type: Article

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