Comparison of US utilization and technical costs before and after establishment of 24-hour in-house coverage for US examinations

Radiology

Volumn 216, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 788-791

  McGahan, J P ^a   Cronan, M S ^a   Richards, J R ^a   Jones, C D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Cost effectiveness; Emergency medical service system; Radiology and radiologists, departmental management; Ultrasound (US), utilization

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; ECHOGRAPHY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIOLOGIST; SALARY;

EID: 0033836905     PISSN: 00338419     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1148/radiology.216.3.r00se19788     Document Type: Article

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