The balanced budget act: Potential implications for the practice of vascular surgery

Journal of Vascular Surgery

Volumn 31, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 227-236

  Roddy, Sean P ^a   O'Donnell Jr , Thomas F ^a,b   Wilson, Amy L ^a   Estes, James M ^a   Mackey, William C ^a  

^a TUFTS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b Box 259 ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ENDARTERECTOMY; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE ORGANIZATION; HOSPITAL COST; HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SURGICAL MORTALITY; VASCULAR SURGERY;

EID: 0033952042     PISSN: 07415214     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0741-5214(00)90153-8     Document Type: Article

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