Costs Associated With Ventricular Assist Device Use in Children

Annals of Thoracic Surgery

Volumn 86, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 1592-1597

  Mahle, William T ^a,b   Ianucci, Glenn ^a,b   Vincent, Robert N ^a,b   Kanter, Kirk R ^b  

^a SIBLEY HEART CENTER CARDIOLOGY   (United States)

^b EMORY UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; CHILD; CHILD CARE; COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; COST UTILITY ANALYSIS; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE COST; HEART ASSIST DEVICE; HOSPITALIZATION COST; HUMAN; INFANT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORTALITY; NEWBORN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY ADJUSTED LIFE YEAR;

ADOLESCENT; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; COHORT STUDIES; COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; FEMALE; HEALTH EXPENDITURES; HEART-ASSIST DEVICES; HOSPITAL COSTS; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; LIFE EXPECTANCY; MALE; QUALITY-ADJUSTED LIFE YEARS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; UNITED STATES;

EID: 53849087018     PISSN: 00034975     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.athoracsur.2008.07.022     Document Type: Article

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