The impact of economic evaluation on quality management in spine surgery

European Spine Journal

Volumn 18, Issue SUPPL. 3, 2009, Pages

  Boos, Norbert ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ZURICH   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Cost analysis; Cost benefit analysis; Cost effectiveness; Costs; Economic evaluations; Low back pain; Lumbar spinal fusion; Value based competition

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CONSTRUCT VALIDITY; CONTENT VALIDITY; COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; COST MINIMIZATION ANALYSIS; CRITERION RELATED VALIDITY; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HUMAN; LOW BACK PAIN; LUMBAR SPINE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY ADJUSTED LIFE YEAR; QUALITY CONTROL; RELIABILITY; SPINE FUSION; SPINE SURGERY;

COST CONTROL; COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; HUMANS; NEUROSURGICAL PROCEDURES; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); QUALITY ASSURANCE, HEALTH CARE; QUALITY OF LIFE; SPINAL FUSION;

EID: 68549088982     PISSN: 09406719     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00586-009-0939-3     Document Type: Article

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