Cost and reimbursement of cataract surgery in Europe: A cross-country comparison

Health Economics

Volumn 17, Issue SUPPL. 1, 2008, Pages

  Fattore, Giovanni ^a   Torbica, Aleksandra ^a  

^a BOCCONI UNIVERSITY   (Italy)

Author keywords

Cataract; Cataract surgery; Cost and cost analysis; Europe; Hospital charges

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CATARACT; CATARACT EXTRACTION; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DENMARK; FEASIBILITY STUDY; FRANCE; GERMANY; HEALTH CARE COST; HUMAN; HUNGARY; ITALY; LENGTH OF STAY; NETHERLANDS; OUTPATIENT; POLAND; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REIMBURSEMENT; SPAIN; UNITED KINGDOM;

AGED; AMBULATORY CARE; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; CATARACT EXTRACTION; COSTS AND COST ANALYSIS; CROSS-CULTURAL COMPARISON; EUROPE; EUROPEAN UNION; HEALTH CARE COSTS; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMANS; INSURANCE, HEALTH, REIMBURSEMENT; MALE; REGRESSION ANALYSIS;

EID: 38949129353     PISSN: 10579230     EISSN: 10991050     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/hec.1324     Document Type: Article

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