Profitable versus unprofitable expansion of trauma and critical care surgery

Annals of Surgery

Volumn 242, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 603-609

  Rodriguez, Jorge L ^a,c   Polk Jr , Hiram C ^b   Gamelli, Richard L ^c   Lucas, Charles E ^c   Ascher, Nancy L ^c   Meyer, Anthony A ^c   Spain, David A ^c   Emond, Jean C ^c   Schecter, William P ^c  

^a University of Louisville School of Medicine   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LOUISVILLE HOSPITAL   (United States)

^c NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CLINICAL PRACTICE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONFERENCE PAPER; EMERGENCY SURGERY; FINANCE; GOVERNMENT; HUMAN; INJURY; INTENSIVE CARE; MEDICAL SOCIETY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROFIT; REIMBURSEMENT;

CRITICAL CARE; FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT, HOSPITAL; HUMANS; MEDICAL STAFF, HOSPITAL; PHYSICIANS; REIMBURSEMENT MECHANISMS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SURGERY; TRAUMA CENTERS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 26444483376     PISSN: 00034932     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.sla.0000184222.75170.ac     Document Type: Conference Paper

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