Reconstruction versus conservative treatment after rupture of the anterior cruciate ligament: Cost effectiveness analysis

BMC Health Services Research

Volumn 11, Issue , 2011, Pages

  Farshad, Mazda ^a   Gerber, Christian ^a   Meyer, Dominik C ^a   Schwab, Alexander ^b   Blank, Patricia R ^c   Szucs, Thomas ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ZURICH   (Switzerland)

^b BALGRIST UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Switzerland)

^c UNIVERSITY OF BASEL   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANTERIOR CRUCIATE LIGAMENT; COMPARATIVE STUDY; COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; DECISION TREE; HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH; HUMAN; INJURY; QUALITY ADJUSTED LIFE YEAR; REVIEW; RUPTURE; SWITZERLAND; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADULT; ANTERIOR CRUCIATE LIGAMENT; COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; DECISION TREES; HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH; HUMANS; QUALITY-ADJUSTED LIFE YEARS; RUPTURE; SWITZERLAND; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 81255178617     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14726963     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1472-6963-11-317     Document Type: Article

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