Physician work effort and reimbursement for ruptured abdominal aortic aneurysms

American Journal of Surgery

Volumn 174, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 136-139

  Morehouse, Dan L ^a   Elmore, James R ^a   Franklin, David P ^a   Youkey, Jerry R ^a  

^a GEISINGER MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ABDOMINAL AORTA ANEURYSM; ANEURYSM RUPTURE; ANEURYSM SURGERY; AORTA RECONSTRUCTION; CONFERENCE PAPER; COST; MEDICARE; MORTALITY; PHYSICIAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REIMBURSEMENT;

EID: 0030779933     PISSN: 00029610     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0002-9610(97)90071-4     Document Type: Conference Paper

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