Certificate of need (CON) for cardiac care: Controversy over the contributions of CON

Health Services Research

Volumn 44, Issue 2P1, 2009, Pages 483-500

  Ho, Vivian ^a,b   Ku Goto, Meei Hsiang ^a   Jollis, James G ^c  

^a RICE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b BAYLOR COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c DUKE UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

CABG; Certificate of need; Panel data methods; PCI

Indexed keywords

AGED; ANGIOPLASTY, TRANSLUMINAL, PERCUTANEOUS CORONARY; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES; CERTIFICATE OF NEED; CORONARY ARTERY BYPASS; HUMANS; INSURANCE CLAIM REVIEW; MEDICARE; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; STATE GOVERNMENT; UNITED STATES;

EID: 62449314786     PISSN: 00179124     EISSN: 14756773     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1475-6773.2008.00933.x     Document Type: Article

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