Improved cost-effectiveness and efficiency with a slower shockwave delivery rate

BJU International

Volumn 105, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 692-696

  Koo, Vincent ^a   Beattie, Irene ^a   Young, Michael ^a  

^a CRAIGAVON AREA HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Cost effectiveness; Lithotripsy; Shockwave; Slow delivery rate

Indexed keywords

PIROXICAM;

ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; ARTICLE; BODY MASS; CASE CONTROL STUDY; COHORT ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; EXTRACORPOREAL LITHOTRIPSY; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE COST; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEX RATIO; THERAPY EFFECT; UROLITHIASIS;

COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; EPIDEMIOLOGIC METHODS; FEMALE; HUMANS; KIDNEY CALCULI; LITHOTRIPSY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 77149138788     PISSN: 14644096     EISSN: 1464410X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1464-410X.2009.08919.x     Document Type: Article

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