The added cost of urgent cholecystectomy to health systems

Journal of the American College of Surgeons

Volumn 197, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 16-21

  Chen, Steven L ^b   Comstock, Matthew C ^b   Taheri, Paul A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN HOSPITALS   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CHOLECYSTECTOMY; COMORBIDITY; DIAGNOSIS RELATED GROUP; ELECTIVE SURGERY; EMERGENCY SURGERY; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HUMAN; LAPAROSCOPIC SURGERY; MEDICARE; NURSING; PHARMACY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REIMBURSEMENT;

EID: 0037973640     PISSN: 10727515     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1072-7515(03)00338-7     Document Type: Article

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