Should we not strive for a balance between procedure fee and overall cost?

Archives of Surgery

Volumn 144, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 496-497

  Galandiuk, Susan ^a   Allen, Dora ^b  

^a University of Louisville School of Medicine   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ABDOMINAL WALL HERNIA; EDITORIAL; HEALTH CARE COST; HERNIOPLASTY; HOSPITAL COST; HUMAN; INCISIONAL HERNIA; INGUINAL HERNIA; MEDICAL FEE; PATIENT CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSTHESIS MATERIAL; RECURRENCE RISK; REIMBURSEMENT; SURGEON;

EQUIPMENT AND SUPPLIES; HERNIA; HOSPITAL COSTS; HUMANS; PROSTHESES AND IMPLANTS;

EID: 67449164605     PISSN: 00040010     EISSN: 15383644     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1001/archsurg.2009.92     Document Type: Editorial

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