Editorial Commentary: Cost-Effectiveness of Orthopaedic Procedures: “A Nickel Ain't Worth a Dime Anymore” – Yogi Berra

Arthroscopy - Journal of Arthroscopic and Related Surgery

Volumn 32, Issue 9, 2016, Pages 1781-1783

  Higgins, Laurence D ^a  

^a NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMERICAN SHOULDER AND ELBOW SURGEONS SCORE; ARTHROPATHY; CLINICAL EFFECTIVENESS; CONSENSUS; COST CONTROL; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; COST UTILITY ANALYSIS; EDITORIAL; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HUMAN; MEDICAL DECISION MAKING; ORTHOPEDIC SURGERY; PUBLICATION; QUALITY ADJUSTED LIFE YEAR; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUALITY OF LIFE ASSESSMENT; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL (TOPIC); REIMBURSEMENT; REPRODUCIBILITY; REVERSE SHOULDER ARTHROPLASTY; ROTATOR CUFF RUPTURE; TOTAL SHOULDER ARTHROPLASTY; WELLBEING; COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; DECISION MAKING;

NICKEL;

COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; DECISION MAKING; NICKEL; ORTHOPEDIC PROCEDURES;

EID: 84990898871     PISSN: 07498063     EISSN: 15263231     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.arthro.2016.06.042     Document Type: Editorial

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