An economic analysis of robotically assisted hysterectomy

Obstetrics and Gynecology

Volumn 123, Issue 5, 2014, Pages 1038-1048

  Wright, Jason D ^a   Ananth, Cande V ^a   Tergas, Ana I ^a   Herzog, Thomas J ^a   Burke, William M ^a   Lewin, Sharyn N ^a   Lu, Yu Shiang ^a   Neugut, Alfred I ^a   Hershman, Dawn L ^a  

^a Departments of Obstetrics and Gynecology and Medicine and the Herbert Irving Comprehensive Cancer Center Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons and the Department of Epidemiology Mailman School of Public Health Columbia University New York New York ^*

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ACCOUNTING; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; ENDOMETRIUM CANCER; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE COST; HUMAN; HYSTERECTOMY; LAPAROSCOPY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; METHODOLOGY; MINIMALLY INVASIVE SURGERY; PATIENT IDENTIFICATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; ROBOTICS; ADOLESCENT; ECONOMICS; ENDOMETRIAL NEOPLASMS; GENITAL DISEASES, FEMALE; HIGH VOLUME HOSPITAL; LOW VOLUME HOSPITAL; MIDDLE AGED; PHYSICIAN; PROCEDURES; STATISTICAL MODEL; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA; YOUNG ADULT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ENDOMETRIAL NEOPLASMS; FEMALE; GENITAL DISEASES, FEMALE; HOSPITALS, HIGH-VOLUME; HOSPITALS, LOW-VOLUME; HUMANS; HYSTERECTOMY; LAPAROSCOPY; MIDDLE AGED; MODELS, ECONOMETRIC; PHYSICIANS; ROBOTICS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84900443485     PISSN: 00297844     EISSN: 1873233X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/AOG.0000000000000244     Document Type: Article

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