Critical issues in current comparative and cost analyses between retropubic and robotic radical prostatectomy

BJU International

Volumn 101, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 2-3

  Gianino, Maria M ^a   Galzerano, Mario ^a   Tizzani, Alessandro ^a   Gontero, Paolo ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TURIN   (Italy)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

BLOOD TRANSFUSION; COMPARATIVE STUDY; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; FEASIBILITY STUDY; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; MEDICAL FEE; NOTE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSTATE CANCER; PROSTATECTOMY; RADICAL RETROPUBIC PROSTATECTOMY; ROBOTIC ASSISTED PROSTATECTOMY; SURGEON; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE;

COSTS AND COST ANALYSIS; HUMANS; MALE; PROSTATECTOMY; PROSTATIC NEOPLASMS; ROBOTICS;

EID: 36849006527     PISSN: 14644096     EISSN: 1464410X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1464-410X.2007.07201.x     Document Type: Note

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