Incorporating outpatient venous procedures into a vascular surgery practice

Journal of Vascular Surgery

Volumn 50, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 225-230

  Shortell, Cynthia K ^a   Markovic, Jovan N ^a  

^a DUKE UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CHRONIC VEIN INSUFFICIENCY; CLINICAL PRACTICE; EQUIPMENT; HOSPITAL PERSONNEL; HUMAN; LASER SURGERY; MEDICAL DECISION MAKING; MEDICAL INFORMATION; ORGANIZATION; OUTPATIENT CARE; PATIENT CARE; PHYSICIAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROFIT; RADIOFREQUENCY ABLATION; REIMBURSEMENT; SCLEROTHERAPY; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TELANGIECTASIA; VARICOSIS; VENOUS REFLUX; WORK ENVIRONMENT;

AMBULATORY SURGICAL PROCEDURES; HUMANS; PRACTICE MANAGEMENT; PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE; VASCULAR SURGICAL PROCEDURES; VEINS;

EID: 67649222038     PISSN: 07415214     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jvs.2009.01.063     Document Type: Article

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