Appendicitis, 2002: Relationship between payors and outcome

American Surgeon

Volumn 69, Issue 10, 2003, Pages 902-908

  Schweitzer, Jeremy ^a   Fairman, Nathan ^a   Schreyer, Kristin ^a   Waxman, Kenneth ^a  

^a SANTA BARBARA COTTAGE HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT;

ADULT; AGE; AGED; APPENDICITIS; ARTICLE; CASE CONTROL STUDY; CHILD; ECONOMICS; FEMALE; HEALTH INSURANCE; HEALTH MAINTENANCE ORGANIZATION; HOSPITAL COST; HUMAN; INSURANCE; LENGTH OF STAY; MALE; MEDICARE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; STATISTICS; TIME; UNITED STATES;

ADULT; AGE FACTORS; AGED; ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; APPENDICITIS; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; CHILD; FEMALE; HEALTH MAINTENANCE ORGANIZATIONS; HOSPITAL COSTS; HUMANS; INSURANCE COVERAGE; INSURANCE, HEALTH; LENGTH OF STAY; MALE; MEDICARE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TIME FACTORS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0242380274     PISSN: 00031348     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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