Rate, type, and cost of pelvic organ prolapse surgery in Germany, France, and England

European Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology and Reproductive Biology

Volumn 144, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 177-181

  Subramanian, Dhinagar ^a   Szwarcensztein, Karine ^b   Mauskopf, Josephine A ^c   Slack, Mark C ^d  

^a ETHICON INC   (United States)

^b JOHNSON AND JOHNSON   (United States)

^c RTI HEALTH SOLUTIONS   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Cost; Europe; Pelvic organ prolapse; Surgery

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; FEMALE; FEMALE GENITAL SYSTEM; FRANCE; GERMANY; HEALTH CARE COST; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; HYSTERECTOMY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PELVIC ORGAN PROLAPSE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REIMBURSEMENT; TREATMENT INDICATION; UNITED KINGDOM;

EID: 65649111780     PISSN: 03012115     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ejogrb.2009.03.004     Document Type: Article

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