The ethics of cost containment from the anesthesiologist's perspective

Journal of Clinical Anesthesia

Volumn 11, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 73-77

  Vogel, Wolf A ^a   Manecke Jr , Gerard R ^a   Poppers, Paul J ^a  

^a STONY BROOK UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Anesthesiology practice; Cost containment; Managed care; Medical ethics

Indexed keywords

ANESTHESIST; COST CONTROL; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE FINANCING; HEALTH CARE MANAGEMENT; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; MEDICAL ETHICS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW;

EID: 0033005251     PISSN: 09528180     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0952-8180(98)00105-6     Document Type: Article

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