Dynamics of hospital-based plastic surgery

Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery

Volumn 119, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 730-737

  Chandawarkar, Rajiv Y ^a   Dutta, Satyajit ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CONNECTICUT HEALTH CENTER   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CLINICAL PRACTICE; DYNAMICS; ECONOMIC ASPECT; FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HOSPITAL; HOSPITAL MANAGEMENT; HOSPITAL PERSONNEL; HUMAN; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PHYSICIAN; PLASTIC SURGERY; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SURGEON;

FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT, HOSPITAL; HOSPITAL-PHYSICIAN RELATIONS; HUMANS; INSTITUTIONAL PRACTICE; PRACTICE MANAGEMENT, MEDICAL; RECONSTRUCTIVE SURGICAL PROCEDURES; SURGERY, PLASTIC; UNITED STATES;

EID: 33846448498     PISSN: 00321052     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.prs.0000246718.40321.cd     Document Type: Article

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