Regionalization of Percutaneous Nephrolithotomy: Evidence for the Increasing Burden of Care on Tertiary Centers

Journal of Urology

Volumn 176, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 242-246

  Morris, David S ^a   Taub, David A ^a   Wei, John T ^a   Dunn, Rodney L ^a   Wolf Jr , J Stuart ^a   Hollenbeck, Brent K ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

kidney calculi; quality of health care; regional medical programs; reimbursement mechanisms; risk

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; FEMALE; HOSPITAL BED CAPACITY; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; KIDNEY SURGERY; LOGISTIC REGRESSION ANALYSIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NEPHROLITHIASIS; PERCUTANEOUS NEPHROLITHOTOMY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REGIONALIZATION; TERTIARY HEALTH CARE; URBAN AREA;

ADULT; AGED; FEMALE; HOSPITAL BED CAPACITY; HOSPITALS; HOSPITALS, PROPRIETARY; HOSPITALS, TEACHING; HOSPITALS, URBAN; HUMANS; KIDNEY CALCULI; LITHOTRIPSY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEPHROSTOMY, PERCUTANEOUS; REGIONAL MEDICAL PROGRAMS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 33744529854     PISSN: 00225347     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0022-5347(06)00512-X     Document Type: Article

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