Minimizing the Cost of Surgical Correction of Stress Urinary Incontinence and Prolapse

Urology

Volumn 74, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 762-764

  Patel, Bhavin N ^a   Smith, John J ^a   Badlani, Gopal H ^a  

^a WAKE FOREST BAPTIST HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIOMATERIAL;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; COST MINIMIZATION ANALYSIS; FEMALE; HEALTH INSURANCE; HOSPITAL COST; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; MEDICAL FEE; OPERATION DURATION; PELVIC ORGAN PROLAPSE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STRESS INCONTINENCE; SURGICAL EQUIPMENT;

COSTS AND COST ANALYSIS; FEMALE; HUMANS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SURGICAL MESH; URINARY INCONTINENCE, STRESS; UROLOGIC SURGICAL PROCEDURES; UTERINE PROLAPSE;

EID: 70349466541     PISSN: 00904295     EISSN: 15279995     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.urology.2009.06.004     Document Type: Article

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