Reducing maintenance and repair costs in an interventional pulmonology program

Chest

Volumn 127, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 1382-1387

  Lunn, William ^a   Garland, Robert ^a   Gryniuk, Lorraine ^a   Smith, Laureen ^a   Feller Kopman, David ^a   Ernst, Armin ^a,b  

^a HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^b BETH ISRAEL DEACONESS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Bronchoscope; Budget; Education; Equipment damage; Interventional pulmonology; Repair; Training

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; COST CONTROL; EDUCATION PROGRAM; ENDOSCOPE; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEALTH PROGRAM; HUMAN; MATERIALS HANDLING; MEDICAL INSTRUMENTATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PULMONOLOGY; SURGICAL EQUIPMENT; COST; ECONOMICS; HOSPITAL EQUIPMENT; HOSPITAL SERVICE; PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY;

COSTS AND COST ANALYSIS; EQUIPMENT AND SUPPLIES, HOSPITAL; MAINTENANCE; PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT; PULMONARY DISEASE (SPECIALTY); RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES;

EID: 19044399445     PISSN: 00123692     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1378/chest.127.4.1382     Document Type: Article

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