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dc.contributor.authorSingh, Amit Kumar.en_US
dc.date.accessioned2011-12-27T06:25:11Z-
dc.date.available2011-12-27T06:25:11Z-
dc.date.copyright2005en_US
dc.date.issued2005-
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10356/47114-
dc.description105 p.en_US
dc.description.abstractThe author has presented a model to compare the cost effectiveness of two cardiac alternatives procedures, Percutaneous Transluminal Coronary Angioplasty (PTCA) and Coronary Artery Bypass Surgery (CABG). A study was also done to determine the effect of PTCA six weeks after the procedure in the Quality of Life (QOL) in patients affected with coronary artery disease. There is an uncertainty about the relative efficacies and the costs of coronary surgery and angioplasty which are used in the treatment of multi-vessel coronary artery disease.en_US
dc.rightsNanyang Technological Universityen_US
dc.subjectDRNTU::Engineering::Bioengineeringen_US
dc.titleAnalysis of cost-effectiveness and quality of life in healthcareen_US
dc.typeThesisen_US
dc.contributor.supervisorKhong Poh Wahen_US
dc.contributor.schoolSchool of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineeringen_US
dc.description.degreeMaster of Science (Biomedical Engineering)en_US
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