Harmonic study: A cost-effectiveness evaluation of ultrasonically activated shears for total thyroidectomy;Lo studio HARMONIC: Valutazione costo-efficacia dell'uso del bisturi a ultrasuoni negli interventi di tiroidectomia totale

PharmacoEconomics - Italian Research Articles

Volumn 12, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 143-155

  Dibidino, R ^a   Ruggeri, Matteo ^b   Marchetti, M ^a   Lombardi, N ^a   Raffaelli, M ^a   Attina G ^c   Cicchetti, A ^b  

^a FONDAZIONE POLICLINICO UNIVERSITARIO A GEMELLI IRCCS   (Italy)

^b CATHOLIC UNIVERSITY   (Italy)

^c JOHNSON AND JOHNSON   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; ECONOMIC EVALUATION; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OPERATING ROOM; OPERATION DURATION; QUALITY OF LIFE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RESOURCE ALLOCATION; SCALPEL; THYROIDECTOMY; ULTRASOUND; UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL; VISUAL ANALOG SCALE;

EID: 79955922692     PISSN: 15909158     EISSN: 20356137     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/bf03320672     Document Type: Article

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