Cost-effective laparoscopic cholecystectomy

Annals of the Royal College of Surgeons of England

Volumn 91, Issue 8, 2009, Pages 670-672

  Slater, M ^a   Booth, M I ^a   Dehn, T C B ^a  

^a ROYAL BERKSHIRE HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Cholecystectomy; Cost analysis; Disposable equipment; Equipment re use; Laparoscopy

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CHOLECYSTECTOMY; COMPARATIVE STUDY; COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; DISPOSABLE EQUIPMENT; ECONOMICS; HUMAN; INSTRUMENT STERILIZATION; INSTRUMENTATION; LAPAROSCOPE; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RECYCLING; UTILIZATION REVIEW;

CHOLECYSTECTOMY, LAPAROSCOPIC; COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; DISPOSABLE EQUIPMENT; EQUIPMENT REUSE; HUMANS; LAPAROSCOPES; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; STERILIZATION;

EID: 74049140740     PISSN: 00358843     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1308/003588409X12486167521154     Document Type: Article

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