Economic impact on physicians and hospitals of proposed changes in medicare reimbursement for coronary interventions

American Heart Journal

Volumn 137, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 258-263

  Vaitkus, Paul T ^a  

^a NONE   (United States)

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Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE; CORONARY STENT; ECONOMIC ASPECT; HEALTH CARE COST; HOSPITAL FINANCE; MEDICARE; PERCUTANEOUS TRANSLUMINAL ANGIOPLASTY; PHYSICIAN; PHYSICIAN INCOME; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROFIT; REIMBURSEMENT; REVASCULARIZATION;

EID: 0032954216     PISSN: 00028703     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1053/hj.1999.v137.92782     Document Type: Article

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