Endometriosis: Cost estimates and methodological perspective

Human Reproduction Update

Volumn 13, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 395-404

  Simoens, S ^a   Hummelshoj, L ^b   D'Hooghe, T ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEUVEN   (Belgium)

^b Endometriosisorg   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Cost estimates; Endometriosis; GnRH agonists; Laparoscopy

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; ANTIDEPRESSANT AGENT; DANAZOL; GESTAGEN; GESTRINONE; GONADORELIN DERIVATIVE; GOSERELIN; LEUPRORELIN; LEVONORGESTREL; NAFARELIN ACETATE; NONSTEROID ANTIINFLAMMATORY AGENT; ORAL CONTRACEPTIVE AGENT;

CLINICAL TRIAL; COCHRANE LIBRARY; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; COST OF ILLNESS; COST UTILITY ANALYSIS; DRUG COST; EMBASE; ENDOMETRIOSIS; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HISTOLOGY; HORMONE SUBSTITUTION; HOSPITALIZATION COST; HUMAN; LAPAROSCOPY; MEDLINE; MONOTHERAPY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PRODUCTIVITY; QUALITATIVE ANALYSIS; QUALITY OF WORKING LIFE; REVIEW; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW;

COST OF ILLNESS; ENDOMETRIOSIS; FEMALE; HUMANS; PREVALENCE; UNITED STATES;

EID: 34447323304     PISSN: 13554786     EISSN: 14602369     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/humupd/dmm010     Document Type: Review

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