What price for general surgery?

Journal of Trauma

Volumn 58, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 390-394

  Kaplan, Lewis J ^a   Frankel, Heidi Lee ^a   Hojman, Horacio ^a   Portereiko, Joseph ^a   Rabinovici, Reuven ^a  

^a YALE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

emergency general surgery; patient safety; surgical critical care; Trauma; work hours

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONSULTATION; COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; DEMOGRAPHY; ELECTIVE SURGERY; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; EMERGENCY SURGERY; GENERAL SURGERY; HOSPITAL BILLING; INJURY; INTENSIVE CARE; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; MEDICAL FEE; MEDICAL STAFF; OPERATING ROOM; OUTPATIENT CARE; PATIENT CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE;

CONNECTICUT; COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; EFFICIENCY, ORGANIZATIONAL; EMERGENCIES; HUMANS; OPERATING ROOMS; PERSONNEL STAFFING AND SCHEDULING; PRODUCT LINE MANAGEMENT; SURGERY; SURGERY DEPARTMENT, HOSPITAL; TRAUMA CENTERS;

EID: 27844503472     PISSN: 00225282     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.ta.0000174729.48915.8e     Document Type: Article

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