Laparoscopic appendicectomy: Calculating the cost

Annals of the Royal College of Surgeons of England

Volumn 91, Issue 7, 2009, Pages 606-608

  Needham, P J ^a   Laughlan, K A ^a   Botterill, I D ^a   Ambrose, N S ^a  

^a LEEDS GENERAL INFIRMARY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Cost; Laparoscopic appendicectomy; National tariffs; Payment by results; Re imbursement

Indexed keywords

ADULT; APPENDECTOMY; ARTICLE; COST; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; ECONOMICS; FEMALE; HOSPITAL COST; HUMAN; LAPAROSCOPY; MALE; MEDICAL FEE; METHODOLOGY; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; UNITED KINGDOM;

ADULT; APPENDECTOMY; COSTS AND COST ANALYSIS; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; ENGLAND; FEE-FOR-SERVICE PLANS; FEMALE; HOSPITAL COSTS; HUMANS; LAPAROSCOPY; MALE; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES;

EID: 77956067359     PISSN: 00358843     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1308/003588409X432383     Document Type: Article

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