Conservative management, surgery and radiosurgery for treatment of vestibular schwannomas: a model‐based approach to cost‐effectiveness

To undertake a cost‐effectiveness analysis comparing conservative management, surgery and radiosurgery for treating small‐to‐medium (1–20 mm)‐sized vestibular schwannomas.

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