Satisfaction with hysterectomy: Low-income underinsured teaching hospital patients versus insured patients at a private hospital

American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology

Volumn 187, Issue 6, 2002, Pages 1528-1532

  Unger, James B ^a   Caldito, Gloria ^b   Sams, Joseph ^a   Perrone, Jack F ^a   Byrd, Edwin ^a  

^a Louisiana State University School of Medicine Shreveport   (United States)

^b LOUISIANA STATE UNIVERSITY HEALTH SCIENCES CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Health related quality of life; Hysterectomy; Low income

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE; CONFERENCE PAPER; EXPERIENCE; FEMALE; HORMONE SUBSTITUTION; HOSPITAL PATIENT; HUMAN; HYSTERECTOMY; INSURANCE; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; OVARIECTOMY; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PREOPERATIVE PERIOD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PRIVATE HOSPITAL; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRE; RACE; SCORING SYSTEM; TEACHING HOSPITAL; TREATMENT OUTCOME; UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL;

EID: 0036910261     PISSN: 00029378     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1067/mob.2002.129163     Document Type: Conference Paper

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