CN4 Total Health Care Costs for Colorectal Cancer Patients Following Metastatic Diagnosis
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Hospital Costs of Colorectal Cancer Care
OBJECTIVE In a hospital based setting, identify factors which influence the cost of colorectal cancer care? DESIGN Retrospective case note review SETTING Nottingham, United Kingdom PARTICIPANTS 227 patients treated for colorectal cancer METHODS Retrospective review of the hospital records provided the primary data for the costing study and included all CRC related resource consumption o...
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عنوان ژورنال: Value in Health
سال: 2012
ISSN: 1098-3015
DOI: 10.1016/j.jval.2012.03.010