Economics and Energy Sources

Journal of Minimally Invasive Gynecology

Volumn 20, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 319-327

  Munro, Malcolm G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Laparoscopic costs; Laparoscopic energy instrument costs; Laparoscopic resource utilization; Radiofrequency electrosurgical costs; Surgical costs; Surgical economics; Surgical resource utilization

Indexed keywords

COLON RESECTION; COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; ECONOMICS; ENERGY RESOURCE; GYNECOLOGIC SURGERY; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HUMAN; LAPAROSCOPY; REVIEW;

COSTS AND COST ANALYSIS; ELECTROSURGERY; HUMANS; LAPAROSCOPY;

EID: 84877356751     PISSN: 15534650     EISSN: 15534669     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jmig.2013.02.001     Document Type: Review

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