Sources of variability in hospital costs of atrial septal defect repair

American Journal of Cardiology

Volumn 82, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 252-254

  Parrish, Mark D ^a   Pollock, Marc P ^a   Gauthier, Naomi G ^a   Park, Jeanny P ^a   Hobde, Brett H ^a  

^a Department of Pediatrics ^*

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; HEART ATRIUM SEPTUM DEFECT; HEART SURGERY; HOSPITAL COST; HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0032527934     PISSN: 00029149     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0002-9149(98)00301-4     Document Type: Article

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