Demographic and financial implications of pediatric emergency department fracture manipulation

Journal of Pediatric Orthopaedics

Volumn 27, Issue 8, 2007, Pages 877-881

  Ward, W Timothy ^a   Rihn, Jeffrey A ^a  

^a CHILDREN S HOSPITAL OF PITTSBURGH   (United States)

Author keywords

Emergency department; Fracture; Manipulation; Pediatric; Reimbursement; WRVU

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEMOGRAPHY; EMERGENCY WARD; FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT; FRACTURE; HUMAN; INSURANCE; LIFESTYLE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MEDICAID; MEDICARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REIMBURSEMENT;

ARM BONES; CHILD; EMERGENCY SERVICE, HOSPITAL; FRACTURES, BONE; HOSPITALS, PEDIATRIC; HUMANS; LEG BONES; PENNSYLVANIA; REIMBURSEMENT MECHANISMS;

EID: 38349126226     PISSN: 02716798     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/BPO.0b013e3181558c4d     Document Type: Article

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