Underreimbursement of obstetric and gynecologic invasive services by the resource-based relative value scale

Obstetrics and Gynecology

Volumn 87, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 328-331

  Cherouny, Peter ^a,b   Nadolski, Colleen ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VERMONT COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b FLETCHER ALLEN HEALTH CARE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; GYNECOLOGIC SURGERY; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE FINANCING; HUMAN; MALPRACTICE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REIMBURSEMENT; SELF REPORT; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; UROLOGIC SURGERY;

EID: 0029916777     PISSN: 00297844     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0029-7844(95)00442-4     Document Type: Article

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