Implications of the Leapfrog Initiative for carotid endarterectomy in Michigan

Neurology

Volumn 63, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 590-591

  Sunbulli, Mohammad F ^a   Jacobs, Bradley S ^a   Van Stavern, Renee B ^a   Chaturvedi, Seemant ^a,b  

^a WAYNE STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b WAYNE STATE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CALCULATION; CAROTID ENDARTERECTOMY; CONSUMER; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HOSPITAL CARE; HUMAN; LEAPFROG INITIATIVE; LIFE SAVED PER YEAR; MEDICARE; MORTALITY; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; PATIENT CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PRIVATE HOSPITAL; REGIONALIZATION; STROKE; UNITED STATES; UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL; WORKMAN COMPENSATION;

EID: 3543082173     PISSN: 00283878     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1212/01.WNL.0000133408.41402.A7     Document Type: Article

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