Economics of microsurgical cases and routine cases in a medical center

Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery

Volumn 105, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 46-54

  Lineaweaver, William C ^a,b   Hui, Kenneth ^a   Krave, Kevin ^a   Mailhot, Claire ^a  

^a STANFORD UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MISSISSIPPI SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; DATA ANALYSIS; ECONOMIC ASPECT; HEALTH ECONOMICS; MANAGED CARE; MICROSURGERY; NERVE RECONSTRUCTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REIMBURSEMENT; SURGICAL INFECTION; WOUND CARE;

EID: 0033982137     PISSN: 00321052     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00006534-200001000-00008     Document Type: Article

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