A microcosting study of microsurgery, LINAC radiosurgery, and gamma knife radiosurgery in meningioma patients

Journal of Neuro-Oncology

Volumn 101, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 237-245

  Tan, Siok Swan ^a   Van Putten, Erik ^b   Nijdam, Wideke M ^b   Hanssens, Patrick ^c   Beute, Guus N ^c   Nowak, Peter J ^b   Dirven, Clemens M ^b   Hakkaart Van Roijen, Leona ^a  

^a ERASMUS UNIVERSITY ROTTERDAM   (Netherlands)

^b ERASMUS MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^c Microvida Laboratory for Medical Microbiology and Immunology   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Cost comparison; Meningioma; Microcosting; Microsurgery; Radiosurgery

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT; CONTROLLED STUDY; COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; FRACTIONATION; GAMMA KNIFE RADIOSURGERY; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HOSPITAL COST; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; LINEAR ACCELERATOR; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MENINGIOMA; MICROSURGERY; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT;

ADULT; AGED; COSTS AND COST ANALYSIS; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; MALE; MENINGEAL NEOPLASMS; MENINGIOMA; MICROSURGERY; MIDDLE AGED; PARTICLE ACCELERATORS; RADIOSURGERY; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 78651305986     PISSN: 0167594X     EISSN: 15737373     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11060-010-0243-4     Document Type: Article

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