Clinical and financial characteristics of pediatric surgery practices

Journal of Pediatric Surgery

Volumn 44, Issue 7, 2009, Pages 1304-1308

  Nakayama, Don K ^a   Burd, Randall S ^b   Newman, Kurt D ^b  

^a MERCER UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b CHILDREN'S NATIONAL MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Financial subsidy; Medical practice; Pediatric surgery

Indexed keywords

ABSCESS; AGE DISTRIBUTION; APPENDECTOMY; ARTICLE; CANCER SURGERY; CHILDHOOD INJURY; CLINICAL EDUCATION; CLINICAL PRACTICE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ECONOMIC ASPECT; EMPLOYMENT STATUS; ENDOSCOPIC SURGERY; FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT; HEALTH CARE ORGANIZATION; HEALTH SURVEY; HEART SURGERY; HUMAN; INGUINAL HERNIA; INTERNET; NEWBORN SURGERY; PATENT DUCTUS ARTERIOSUS; PEDIATRIC SURGERY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PRIVATE PRACTICE; SOFT TISSUE INFECTION; SURGEON; UMBILICAL HERNIA; URINARY TRACT DISEASE; UROLOGIC SURGERY;

CHILD; DATABASES, FACTUAL; GENERAL SURGERY; HEALTH CARE COSTS; HEALTH SERVICES NEEDS AND DEMAND; HUMANS; PEDIATRICS; REGISTRIES; UNITED STATES;

EID: 67649359517     PISSN: 00223468     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jpedsurg.2009.02.003     Document Type: Article

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