Plastic surgeon: Asset or mere mercenary?

Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery

Volumn 108, Issue 2, 2001, Pages 568-570

  Hallock, Geoffrey G ^a,b  

^a LEHIGH VALLEY HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

EDITORIAL; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH INSURANCE; MEDICAL FEE; PLASTIC SURGERY; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0034909785     PISSN: 00321052     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00006534-200108000-00047     Document Type: Editorial

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