The true cost of gallstone disease

Ulster Medical Journal

Volumn 81, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 10-13

  Jones, Claire ^a   Mawhinney, Abi ^a   Brown, Robin ^a  

^a DAISY HILL HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Costs; Gallstones; Investigation

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; EMERGENCY CARE; FEMALE; GALLSTONE; HEALTH CARE COST; HOSPITAL COST; HOSPITAL READMISSION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PATIENT REFERRAL; PATIENT SAFETY; PRACTICE GUIDELINE;

COSTS; GALLSTONES; INVESTIGATION;

ADULT; CHOLECYSTECTOMY; FEMALE; GALLSTONES; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NORTHERN IRELAND;

EID: 84860913044     PISSN: 00416193     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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