Quality of Life and Cost-Effectiveness of Radiofrequency Ablation versus Open Surgery for Benign Thyroid Nodules: a retrospective cohort study

Quality of Life and Cost-Effectiveness of Radiofrequency Ablation versus Open Surgery for Benign Thyroid Nodules: a retrospective cohort study

This study is to compare the health-related quality of life (HRQoL) and cost-effectiveness of radiofrequency ablation (RFA) and open thyroidectomy (OT) for benign thyroid nodules (BTNs) treatment. HRQoL and utility were assessed for 404 BTN patients immediately before treatments (RFA:OT = 137:267) a...

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Main Authors: Yue, Wen-Wen, Li, Xiao-Long, Xu, Hui-Xiong, Lu, Feng, Sun, Li-Ping, Guo, Le-Hang, He, Ya-Ping, Wang, Dan, Yin, Zhi-Qiang
Format: Online
Language:English
Published: Nature Publishing Group 2016
Online Access:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5121639/

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5121639/

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