The macroeconomics of vitreoretinal diseases

Current Opinion in Ophthalmology

Volumn 16, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 184-190

  Ko, George J ^a,e   Brown, Melissa M ^b,c   Brown, Gary C ^b,c,d  

^a TEMPLE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b CENTER FOR VALUE BASED MEDICINE   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

^d THOMAS JEFFERSON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^e Department of Ophthalmology ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

Capitation; Economics; Expenditure; Medicare; Retina; Source of payment

Indexed keywords

CATARACT; DIABETIC RETINOPATHY; EXTRACAPSULAR CATARACT EXTRACTION; EYE DISEASE; GLAUCOMA; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH ECONOMICS; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MANAGED CARE; MEDICARE; OPHTHALMOSCOPY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETINA DISEASE; RETINA MACULA AGE RELATED DEGENERATION; REVIEW; VITRECTOMY; VITREOUS DISEASE;

EYE DISEASES; HEALTH EXPENDITURES; HUMANS; MEDICARE PART B; OPHTHALMOLOGY; RETINAL DISEASES; VITREOUS BODY;

EID: 18844419758     PISSN: 10408738     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.icu.0000164167.63173.ff     Document Type: Review

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