Office-based bronchoscopy: Ready for your practice?

Chest

Volumn 130, Issue 6, 2006, Pages 1900-1905

  Lunn, William W ^a,b  

^a BAYLOR COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

Ambulatory care; Bronchoscopy; Facility; Practice; Reimbursement

Indexed keywords

AMBULATORY CARE; ARTICLE; BRONCHOSCOPY; CERTIFICATION; CLINICAL PRACTICE; COST CONTROL; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH INSURANCE; HUMAN; LAW; MATERIALS; MEDICAL SOCIETY; MEDICARE; MONEY; OUTPATIENT CARE; OUTPATIENT DEPARTMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REIMBURSEMENT;

EID: 33845956440     PISSN: 00123692     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1378/chest.130.6.1900     Document Type: Article

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