US ambulatory surgery projections are inappropriate

Ambulatory Surgery

Volumn 5, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 121-124

  Millar, Jean M ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

^b JOHN RADCLIFFE HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Ambulatory surgery; Home visiting; Minimally invasive surgery; Same day surgery

Indexed keywords

AMBULATORY SURGERY; CONFERENCE PAPER; ELECTIVE SURGERY; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH INSURANCE; HEALTH MAINTENANCE ORGANIZATION; HOME CARE; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; PATIENT ATTITUDE; PATIENT SELECTION; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0030924435     PISSN: 09666532     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0966-6532(97)00060-7     Document Type: Conference Paper

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