Marginal cost of emergency department outpatient visits: An update using California data

Medical Care

Volumn 44, Issue 9, 2006, Pages 835-841

  Bamezai, Anil ^a   Melnick, Glenn ^a  

^a RAND CORPORATION   (United States)

Author keywords

California; Emergency department; Hospital; Marginal cost

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ECONOMICS; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; HOSPITAL COST; HUMAN; OUTPATIENT; UNITED STATES;

CALIFORNIA; EMERGENCY SERVICE, HOSPITAL; HOSPITAL COSTS; HUMANS; OUTPATIENTS;

EID: 33748114315     PISSN: 00257079     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.mlr.0000218854.55306.a8     Document Type: Article

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