A cost-utility analysis of microwave endometrial ablation versus thermal balloon endometrial ablation

Value in Health

Volumn 13, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 528-534

  Kilonzo, Mary M ^a   Sambrook, Alison M ^b   Cook, Jonathan A ^c   Campbell, Marion K ^c   Cooper, Kevin G ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ABERDEEN   (United Kingdom)

^b ABERDEEN ROYAL INFIRMARY   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ABERDEEN   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

cost utility analysis; health related quality of life; quality adjusted life year; randomized controlled trial

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; ENDOMETRIUM ABLATION; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE COST; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; MENSTRUATION DISORDER; MICROWAVE ENDOMETRIUM ABLATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY ADJUSTED LIFE YEAR; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SOCIETY; THERMAL BALLOON ENDOMETRIUM ABLATION;

EID: 77955403575     PISSN: 10983015     EISSN: 15244733     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1524-4733.2010.00704.x     Document Type: Article

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