Phacoemulsification versus extracapsular extraction: Governmental costs

Clinics

Volumn 65, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 357-361

  Sirtotoli, Maysa Godoy Gomesi Mazurek ^a   Santhiago, Marcony Rodrigues ^a   Parede, Tais Renata Ribeira ^a   de Espíndola, Rodrigo França ^a   Carvalho, Regina de Souza ^a   Kara Jr , Newton ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Cataract surgery; Cost; Extracapsular cataract extraction; Government; Phacoemulsification

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; BRAZIL; CATARACT EXTRACTION; DEVELOPING COUNTRY; ECONOMICS; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE COST; HUMAN; MALE; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; NONPARAMETRIC TEST; PHACOEMULSIFICATION; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; STATISTICS;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; BRAZIL; CATARACT EXTRACTION; DEVELOPING COUNTRIES; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE COSTS; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PHACOEMULSIFICATION; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; STATISTICS, NONPARAMETRIC;

EID: 77953578539     PISSN: 18075932     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1590/S1807-59322010000400002     Document Type: Article

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