Vascular surgery and the Resource-based Relative Value Scale five-year review

Journal of Vascular Surgery

Volumn 25, Issue 6, 1997, Pages 1077-1086

  Zwolak, R M ^a   Trout III, H H ^a  

^a DARTMOUTH HITCHCOCK MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; HEALTH CARE FINANCING; HEALTH CARE MANAGEMENT; JOB ANALYSIS; MEDICAL FEE; MEDICAL SOCIETY; MEDICARE; OPERATION DURATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REIMBURSEMENT; STANDARDIZATION; VASCULAR SURGERY; WORK;

EID: 0030916206     PISSN: 07415214     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0741-5214(97)70132-0     Document Type: Article

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