What treatment for early-stage glottic carcinoma among adult patients: CO2 endolaryngeal laser excision versus standard fractionated external beam radiation is superior in terms of cost utility?

Laryngoscope

Volumn 121, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 116-134

  Higgins, Kevin M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

Author keywords

cost utility; health economics; Larynx cancer; Level of Evidence: 3a.; meta analysis

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CANCER STAGING; CARBON DIOXIDE LASER; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; COST UTILITY ANALYSIS; DECISION TREE; EARLY CANCER; EXTERNAL BEAM RADIOTHERAPY; HUMAN; LARYNGECTOMY; LARYNX CARCINOMA; META ANALYSIS; OVERALL SURVIVAL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY ADJUSTED LIFE YEAR; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; VOICE;

CANADA; COSTS AND COST ANALYSIS; DECISION SUPPORT TECHNIQUES; DOSE FRACTIONATION; GLOTTIS; HOSPITAL COSTS; HUMANS; INSURANCE, HEALTH, REIMBURSEMENT; LARYNGEAL NEOPLASMS; LARYNGOSCOPY; LASER THERAPY; LASERS, GAS; QUALITY-ADJUSTED LIFE YEARS; RADIOTHERAPY; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 78651063158     PISSN: 0023852X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/lary.21226     Document Type: Article

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