The economics of plastic surgery practices: Trends in income, procedure mix, and volume

Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery

Volumn 114, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 192-199

  Krieger, Lloyd M ^a,b   Lee, Gordon K ^a,b  

^a Los Angeles Medical Center ^*  (United States)

^b UCLA MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CALCULATION; CLINICAL PRACTICE; ESTHETIC SURGERY; HEALTH ECONOMICS; HUMAN; INCOME; MEDICAL FEE; MEDICAL SPECIALIST; PLASTIC SURGERY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SURGEON; COMPARATIVE STUDY; ECONOMICS; INFORMATION PROCESSING; MEDICINE; PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE; UNITED STATES;

DATA COLLECTION; FEES, MEDICAL; INCOME; PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE; SPECIALTIES, MEDICAL; SURGERY, PLASTIC; UNITED STATES;

EID: 3142694211     PISSN: 00321052     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.PRS.0000128820.10811.0A     Document Type: Article

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