The economic impact of flexible endoscopy in a large academic surgical department

Surgical Endoscopy and Other Interventional Techniques

Volumn 16, Issue 10, 2002, Pages 1456-1458

  Rosen, M ^a   Zuccala, K ^a   Fanning, A ^a   Ponsky, J ^a  

^a LERNER RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

Cost analysis; Endosurgery; Flexible endoscopy; General surgery

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CLINICAL PRACTICE; CONTROLLED STUDY; COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; ECONOMIC ASPECT; ENDOSCOPIC SURGERY; HOSPITAL PATIENT; HUMAN; MEDICAL FEE; OUTPATIENT CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; SURGICAL WARD;

ACADEMIC MEDICAL CENTERS; AMBULATORY SURGICAL PROCEDURES; EFFICIENCY, ORGANIZATIONAL; ENDOSCOPY; ENDOSCOPY, GASTROINTESTINAL; GROUP PRACTICE; HUMANS; INPATIENTS; PATIENT CREDIT AND COLLECTION; PHYSICIANS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SURGERY DEPARTMENT, HOSPITAL;

EID: 0036790971     PISSN: 09302794     EISSN: 14322218     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00464-001-8295-3     Document Type: Article

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