Urban trauma care is threatened by inadequate reimbursement

American Journal of Surgery

Volumn 177, Issue 5, 1999, Pages 371-374

  Fath, John J ^a,c   Ammon, Adelaide A ^a,b   Cohen, Max M ^a  

^a WAYNE STATE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b WAYNE STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c SINAI GRACE HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE MANAGEMENT; HOSPITAL COST; HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REIMBURSEMENT; TEACHING HOSPITAL; TRAUMATOLOGY;

EMERGENCY SERVICE, HOSPITAL; HEALTH CARE COSTS; HOSPITAL BED CAPACITY, 500 AND OVER; HOSPITAL CHARGES; HOSPITALS, TEACHING; HUMANS; INSURANCE, HEALTH, REIMBURSEMENT; UNCOMPENSATED CARE; URBAN HEALTH SERVICES;

EID: 0033137038     PISSN: 00029610     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0002-9610(99)00065-3     Document Type: Article

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