European Journal of Vascular & Endovascular Surgery
Volume 41, Issue 6 , Pages 831-836 , June 2011

A Systematic Review of Cost-effectiveness Evidence of Endoscopic Saphenous Vein Harvesting: Is it Efficient?

  • A. García-Altés

      Affiliations

    • Fundación Instituto de Investigación en Servicios de Salud, Barcelona, Spain
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Fundación Instituto de Investigación en Servicios de Salud, San Vicente 112, 3, 46007 Valencia, Spain. Tel.: +34 935513949; fax: +34 935517510.
    • ,
  • S. Peiró

      Affiliations

    • Centro Superior de Investigación en Salud Pública (CSISP), Valencia, Spain

Received 25 June 2010 ,Accepted 7 February 2011.

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PII: S1078-5884(11)00075-X

doi: 10.1016/j.ejvs.2011.02.010

European Journal of Vascular & Endovascular Surgery
Volume 41, Issue 6 , Pages 831-836 , June 2011

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