Robot-assisted laparoscopic prostatectomy: An economic analysis for decision-making in a university hospital of Northern Italy

Epidemiology Biostatistics and Public Health

Volumn 12, Issue 1, 2015, Pages 1-9

  Fabbro, Elisa ^a   Crivellaro, Simone ^b   Dalle Fratte, Chiara F ^c   Vetrugno, Luigi ^b   Adani, Gianluigi ^b   Saule, Barbara ^d   Drigo, Daniela ^a   Zumerle, Giulia ^b   Favaretti, Carlo ^e   Guarrera, Giovanni M ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF UDINE   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL OF UDINE   (Italy)

^c Public Health Department   (Italy)

^d UNIVERSITY OF TRIESTE   (Italy)

^e CATHOLIC UNIVERSITY   (Italy)

Author keywords

Heath economic evaluation; Prostate cancer; Radical prostatectomy; Robotic

Indexed keywords

EID: 84925846887     PISSN: None     EISSN: 22820930     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2427/10234     Document Type: Article

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