Cost effectiveness of tension-free vaginal tape for the surgical management of female stress incontinence

International Journal of Technology Assessment in Health Care

Volumn 20, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 455-463

  Kilonzo, Mary ^a   Vale, Luke ^a   Stearns, Sally C ^a,b   Grant, Adrian ^a   Cody, June ^a   Glazener, Cathryn M A ^a   Wallace, Sheila ^a   McCormack, Kirsty ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ABERDEEN   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA   (United States)

Author keywords

Cost effectiveness; Economic evaluation; Incontinence; Tension free vaginal tape

Indexed keywords

COST EFFECTIVENESS; DECISION MAKING; DIAGNOSIS; HEALTH CARE; HOSPITALS; PATHOLOGY; PATIENT MONITORING; PUBLIC POLICY; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; SURGERY;

NONSURGICAL MANAGEMENT; RETREATMENT; TENSION-FREE VAGINAL TAPE (TVT); URINARY INCONTINENCE;

DISEASES;

CLINICAL TRIAL; COLPOSUSPENSION; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE PLANNING; HUMAN; LAPAROSCOPIC SURGERY; META ANALYSIS; QUALITY ADJUSTED LIFE YEAR; REOPERATION; REVIEW; STOCHASTIC MODEL; STRESS INCONTINENCE; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; TENSION FREE VAGINAL TAPE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 8544232817     PISSN: 02664623     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0266462304001357     Document Type: Review

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