Economic realities of EUS in an academic practice

Gastrointestinal Endoscopy

Volumn 65, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 287-289

  Faigel, Douglas O ^a  

^a OREGON HEALTH AND SCIENCE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ASPIRATION BIOPSY; ECONOMIC ASPECT; EDITORIAL; ENDOSCOPIC RETROGRADE CHOLANGIOPANCREATOGRAPHY; ENDOSCOPY; FINANCE; HUMAN; MEDICARE; NATIONAL HEALTH INSURANCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REIMBURSEMENT; ULTRASOUND;

ACADEMIC MEDICAL CENTERS; CREDENTIALING; EDUCATION, MEDICAL, GRADUATE; ENDOSONOGRAPHY; HUMANS; INSURANCE, HEALTH, REIMBURSEMENT;

EID: 33846461159     PISSN: 00165107     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.gie.2006.06.045     Document Type: Editorial

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