An estimate of the number of mastoidectomy procedures performed annually in the United States

Ear, Nose and Throat Journal

Volumn 87, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 267-270

  French, Lesley C ^a,c   Dietrich, Mary S ^b   Labadie, Robert F ^a  

^a VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c MCE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; COMPUTER PROGRAM; DATA BASE; EPIDEMIOLOGICAL DATA; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MASTOIDECTOMY; MEDICARE; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; UNITED STATES; EAR NOSE THROAT SURGERY; MASTOID; STATISTICS;

FLORIDA; HUMANS; MARYLAND; MASTOID; MEDICARE; NEW JERSEY; NEW YORK; OTORHINOLARYNGOLOGIC SURGICAL PROCEDURES; UNITED STATES;

EID: 46849090363     PISSN: 01455613     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/014556130808700507     Document Type: Article

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