Journal of Clinical Epidemiology
Volume 54, Issue 1 , Pages 23-29 , January 2001

Outcomes and costs of outpatient and inpatient cataract surgery: a randomised clinical trial

  • Xavier Castells

      Affiliations

    • Studies Department, Institut Municipal d'Assistència Sanitaria (IMAS), Barcelona, Spain
    • Health Services Research Unit, Institut Municipal d'Investigació Mèdica (IMIM), Dr. Aiguader, 80, Barcelona E-08003, Spain
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Tel. (+3493) 221 10 10; fax: (+3493) 221 05 41.(X. Castells)
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  • Jordi Alonso

      Affiliations

    • Health Services Research Unit, Institut Municipal d'Investigació Mèdica (IMIM), Dr. Aiguader, 80, Barcelona E-08003, Spain
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  • Miguel Castilla

      Affiliations

    • Department of Ophthalmology, Hospital de l'Esperança, Barcelona, Spain
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  • Cristina Ribó

      Affiliations

    • Studies Department, Institut Municipal d'Assistència Sanitaria (IMAS), Barcelona, Spain
    • Health Services Research Unit, Institut Municipal d'Investigació Mèdica (IMIM), Dr. Aiguader, 80, Barcelona E-08003, Spain
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  • Francesc Cots

      Affiliations

    • Studies Department, Institut Municipal d'Assistència Sanitaria (IMAS), Barcelona, Spain
    • Health Services Research Unit, Institut Municipal d'Investigació Mèdica (IMIM), Dr. Aiguader, 80, Barcelona E-08003, Spain
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  • Josep M Antó

      Affiliations

    • Respiratory and Environmental Health Research Unit, Institut Municipal d'Investigació Mèdica (IMIM), Barcelona, Spain
    • Department of Experimental and Health Sciences, Universitat Pompeu Fabra, Barcelona, Spain

Received 1 December 1999 ,Revised 4 April 2000 ,Accepted 25 April 2000.

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Journal of Clinical Epidemiology
Volume 54, Issue 1 , Pages 23-29 , January 2001

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