Physician resource utilization in radiation oncology: A model based on management of carcinoma of the prostate

International Journal of Radiation Oncology Biology Physics

Volumn 40, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 593-603

  Kobeissi, Beverly J ^a,c   Gupta, Mahendra ^b   Perez, Carlos A ^a   Dopuch, Nicholas ^b   Michalski, Jeff M ^a   Van Antwerp, George ^b   Gerber, Russell ^a   Wasserman, Todd H ^a  

^a WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY IN ST LOUIS   (United States)

^c Radiation Oncology Center   (United States)

Author keywords

Carcinoma of the prostate; Conformal radiation therapy; Cost effectiveness; Resource utilization

Indexed keywords

ACCOUNTING; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CANCER RADIOTHERAPY; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HEALTH ECONOMICS; HEALTH SERVICE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MANAGED CARE; MEDICARE; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSTATE CANCER; REIMBURSEMENT; RESOURCE ALLOCATION;

AGED; ALGORITHMS; COST ALLOCATION; COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; HEALTH CARE COSTS; HEALTH RESOURCES; HUMANS; INSURANCE, HEALTH, REIMBURSEMENT; MALE; MISSOURI; PROSTATIC NEOPLASMS; RADIATION ONCOLOGY; RADIOTHERAPY, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; TIME AND MOTION STUDIES;

EID: 0032006174     PISSN: 03603016     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0360-3016(97)00857-2     Document Type: Article

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