Considerations in incorporating office-based ultrasound of the head and neck

Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery

Volumn 135, Issue 6, 2006, Pages 884-888

  Akbar, Nadeem A ^a   Bodenner, Donald L ^a,b   Kim, Lawrence T ^a,c   Suen, James Y ^a   Kokoska, Mimi S ^a,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ARKANSAS FOR MEDICAL SCIENCES   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ARKANSAS FOR MEDICAL SCIENCES   (United States)

^c CENTRAL ARKANSAS VETERANS HEALTHCARE SYSTEM   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ASPIRATION BIOPSY; COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; MEDICAL PRACTICE; MEDICAL RECORD; MEDICARE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; THYROID GLAND; ULTRASOUND;

BIOPSY, FINE-NEEDLE; CURRENT PROCEDURAL TERMINOLOGY; HEAD; HUMANS; INSURANCE, HEALTH, REIMBURSEMENT; NECK; OFFICE VISITS; OTOLARYNGOLOGY; PRACTICE MANAGEMENT, MEDICAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; ULTRASONOGRAPHY;

EID: 33751405222     PISSN: 01945998     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.otohns.2006.05.004     Document Type: Article

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