Will the surgical world become flat?

Health Affairs

Volumn 26, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 137-141

  Milstein, Arnold ^a   Smith, Mark ^b  

^a Mercer Health Benefits LLC   (United States)

^b California HealthCare Foundation   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACCREDITATION; CORONARY ARTERY BYPASS GRAFT; DEVELOPING COUNTRY; ECONOMICS; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HOSPITAL CHARGE; HUMAN; INDIA; INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION; MEDICAL FEE; MEXICO; PATIENT ATTITUDE; REVIEW; STANDARD; STATISTICS; THAILAND; TRAVEL; TREATMENT OUTCOME; UNITED STATES;

ACCREDITATION; CALIFORNIA; CORONARY ARTERY BYPASS; DEVELOPING COUNTRIES; FEES, MEDICAL; HEALTH EXPENDITURES; HOSPITAL CHARGES; HUMANS; INDIA; INTERNATIONALITY; JOINT COMMISSION ON ACCREDITATION OF HEALTHCARE ORGANIZATIONS; MEXICO; PATIENT ACCEPTANCE OF HEALTH CARE; QUALITY OF HEALTH CARE; THAILAND; TRAVEL; TREATMENT OUTCOME; UNITED STATES;

EID: 33846652851     PISSN: 02782715     EISSN: 02782715     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1377/hlthaff.26.1.137     Document Type: Review

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