Prosthesis cost containment in total joint replacement: A physician- driven free-market approach

Orthopedics

Volumn 23, Issue 5, 2000, Pages 439-442

  Christo, Anthony E ^a   Bargar, William L ^a   Morris, Edward ^b  

^a Sutter Community Hospitals   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; COST; COST CONTROL; HEALTH ECONOMICS; JOINT PROSTHESIS; PROSTHESIS;

ARTHROPLASTY, REPLACEMENT; COST CONTROL; ECONOMIC COMPETITION; JOINT PROSTHESIS; ORTHOPEDICS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0034036553     PISSN: 01477447     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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