Sources of variation in readmission rates, length of stay, and operative time associated with rotator cuff surgery

Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery

Volumn 85, Issue 9, 2003, Pages 1784-1789

  Green, Lindsay B ^a   Pietrobon, Ricardo ^a   Paxton, Elizabeth ^b   Higgins, Laurence D ^a   Fithian, Donald ^b  

^a DUKE UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b KAISER PERMANENTE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; FEMALE; HEALTH MAINTENANCE ORGANIZATION; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; LENGTH OF STAY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OPERATION DURATION; ORTHOPEDIC SURGERY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; ROTATOR CUFF RUPTURE; SHOULDER INJURY;

EID: 0141521852     PISSN: 00219355     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2106/00004623-200309000-00018     Document Type: Article

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