Perioperative laboratory and diagnostic testing - What is needed and when?

Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery Clinics of North America

Volumn 18, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 1-6

  Fattahi, Tirbod ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA   (United States)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ANESTHESIST; CLINICAL DECISION MAKING; CLINICAL PRACTICE; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; DIAGNOSTIC TEST; ELECTIVE SURGERY; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE MANAGEMENT; HUMAN; LABORATORY TEST; MAXILLOFACIAL SURGERY; ORAL SURGERY; PATIENT CODING; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PREOPERATIVE EVALUATION; REVIEW; SURGICAL PATIENT; SURGICAL RISK; TREATMENT PLANNING;

EID: 31344481855     PISSN: 10423699     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.coms.2005.09.012     Document Type: Review

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