The economic impact of reprocessing external fixation components

Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery

Volumn 89, Issue 10, 2007, Pages 2132-2136

  Horwitz, Daniel S ^a   Schabel, Kathryn L S ^a   Higgins, Thomas F ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF UTAH SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CERTIFICATION; COST CONTROL; DEVICE; FRACTURE; FRACTURE EXTERNAL FIXATION; FRACTURE FIXATION; FRACTURE TREATMENT; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH ECONOMICS; HUMAN; MEDICAL TECHNOLOGY; ORTHOPEDIC EQUIPMENT; PATIENT SAFETY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECYCLING;

EID: 35348949945     PISSN: 00219355     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2106/JBJS.F.01409     Document Type: Article

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