The effect of payer type on orthopaedic practice expenses

Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery

Volumn 84, Issue 10, 2002, Pages 1816-1822

  Brinker, Mark R ^a   O'Connor, Daniel P ^a   Woods, G William ^a   Pierce, Peggy ^a   Peck, Barbara ^a  

^a Center for Musculoskeletal Research   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE; ARTICLE; CLINICAL PRACTICE; CONTROLLED STUDY; COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; FEMALE; GENDER; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH INSURANCE; HEALTH MAINTENANCE ORGANIZATION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICARE; ORTHOPEDIC SURGERY; PHYSICIAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; SPORT; WORKMAN COMPENSATION;

EID: 0036799164     PISSN: 00219355     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2106/00004623-200210000-00012     Document Type: Article

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