The Future of cardiology: Utilization and costs of care

Journal of the American College of Cardiology

Volumn 35, Issue 4, 2000, Pages 1092-1099

  Steinwachs, Donald M ^a   Collins Nakai, Ruth L ^b   Cohn, Lawrence H ^c   Garson Jr , Arthur ^d   Wolk, Michael J ^e  

^a JOHNS HOPKINS BLOOMBERG SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

^c BRIGHAM AND WOMEN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

^d BAYLOR COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^e Department of Obstetrics Gynecology   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CARDIOVASCULAR AGENT;

ARTICLE; CARDIOLOGY; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEMOGRAPHY; DRUG COST; FUTUROLOGY; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HEART INFARCTION PREVENTION; HOME CARE; HOSPITAL PLANNING; HUMAN; INFORMATION SYSTEM; LIFESPAN; MEDICAL TECHNOLOGY; NURSING HOME; POPULATION GROWTH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; UNITED STATES;

CARDIOLOGY; COST SAVINGS; COSTS AND COST ANALYSIS; FORECASTING; HEALTH CARE COSTS; HEART DISEASES; HUMANS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0034653718     PISSN: 07351097     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0735-1097(00)00559-3     Document Type: Article

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