Effect of physician gender and specialty on utilization of hysterectomy in New York, 2001-2005

American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology

Volumn 199, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 347.e1-347.e6

  Gretz, Herbert ^a   Bradley, William H ^a   Zakashansky, Konstantin ^a   Nezhat, Farr ^a   Bohren, Deborah Loeb ^b   Kreiger, Kenneth ^b   Rubin, Elizabeth ^b   Sokolow, Alan ^b  

^a MOUNT SINAI SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b Empire BlueCross BlueShield   (United States)

Author keywords

hysterectomy; physician gender; physician specialty

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CLINICAL PRACTICE; FEMALE PHYSICIAN; GYNECOLOGIC CANCER; GYNECOLOGIC SURGERY; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HYSTERECTOMY; INTERNATIONAL CLASSIFICATION OF DISEASES; LAPAROSCOPIC SURGERY; MEDICAL SPECIALIST; MYOMECTOMY; NATIONAL HEALTH INSURANCE; PHYSICIAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEX DIFFERENCE; UNITED STATES; VAGINAL HYSTERECTOMY;

EID: 52949135520     PISSN: 00029378     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ajog.2008.05.014     Document Type: Article

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