Lack of insurance is associated with increased risk for hernia complications

Annals of Surgery

Volumn 250, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 331-337

  London, Jason A ^a,b   Utter, Garth H ^a   Sena, Matthew J ^a   Chen, Steven L ^a   Romano, Patrick S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ABDOMINAL WALL HERNIA; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AMBULATORY SURGERY; ARTICLE; CHILD; COHORT ANALYSIS; FEMALE; GANGRENE; HEALTH INSURANCE; HOSPITAL PATIENT; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; INGUINAL HERNIA; INTESTINE ISCHEMIA; INTESTINE OBSTRUCTION; LENGTH OF STAY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAID; MEDICARE; MORTALITY; PERITONITIS; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SCHOOL CHILD; SEPSIS; SEPTIC SHOCK; TREATMENT OUTCOME; UMBILICAL HERNIA; UNITED STATES; INSURANCE; MIDDLE AGED;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; AMBULATORY SURGICAL PROCEDURES; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; COHORT STUDIES; HERNIA, ABDOMINAL; HOSPITAL MORTALITY; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMANS; INSURANCE COVERAGE; INSURANCE, HEALTH; MIDDLE AGED; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TREATMENT OUTCOME; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 68949133123     PISSN: 00034932     EISSN: 15281140     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/SLA.0b013e3181ae9d27     Document Type: Article

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