Estimated Growth of Lung Volume Reduction Surgery among Medicare Enrollees: 1994 to 1996

Chest

Volumn 114, Issue 6, 1998, Pages 1583-1587

  Huizenga, Hugh F ^a,d   Ramsey, Scott D ^a   Albert, Richard K ^b,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

^b Rehabilitation Care Services S 117   (United States)

^c DENVER HEALTH MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^d VA PUGET SOUND HEALTH CARE SYSTEM   (United States)

Author keywords

Hospital charges; Length of stay; Lung volume reduction surgery; Medicare

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ECONOMICS; EPIDEMIOLOGY; HOSPITAL CHARGE; HUMAN; LENGTH OF STAY; LUNG RESECTION; MEDICARE; STATISTICS; UNITED STATES; UTILIZATION REVIEW;

HEALTH CARE SURVEYS; HOSPITAL CHARGES; HUMANS; LENGTH OF STAY; MEDICARE; PNEUMONECTOMY; UNITED STATES; UTILIZATION REVIEW;

EID: 0032239855     PISSN: 00123692     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1378/chest.114.6.1583     Document Type: Article

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