Surgical Neurology
Volume 72, Issue 4 , Pages 355-360 , October 2009

Cost-effectiveness of clipping vs coiling of intracranial aneurysms after subarachnoid hemorrhage in a developing country—a prospective study

  • Muhammad Zubair Tahir, MB, BS, MCPS

      Affiliations

    • Department of Neurosurgery, Aga Khan University Hospital, Karachi 74800, Pakistan
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  • S. Ather Enam, MD, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Neurosurgery, Aga Khan University Hospital, Karachi 74800, Pakistan
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author.
    • ,
  • Rushna Pervez Ali, MBBS

      Affiliations

    • Aga Khan University Hospital, Karachi 74800, Pakistan
    • ,
  • Atta Bhatti, MB, BS, FCPS

      Affiliations

    • Aga Khan University Hospital, Karachi 74800, Pakistan
    • ,
  • Tanveer ul Haq, MB, BS, FRCR

      Affiliations

    • Department of Radiology, Aga Khan University Hospital, Karachi 74800, Pakistan

Received 10 June 2008 ,Accepted 14 November 2008.

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PII: S0090-3019(08)01019-7

doi: 10.1016/j.surneu.2008.11.003

Surgical Neurology
Volume 72, Issue 4 , Pages 355-360 , October 2009

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