Health care reform and comparative effectiveness: Implications for surgeons

Archives of Surgery

Volumn 145, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 120-122

  Urbach, David R ^a   Morris, Arden M ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY HEALTH NETWORK   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

CANCER SCREENING; COLORECTAL CANCER; COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHIC COLONOGRAPHY; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; DECISION MAKING; EDITORIAL; EVIDENCE BASED PRACTICE; GOVERNMENT; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; MEDICARE; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCREENING TEST; SURGEON; UNITED STATES;

EVIDENCE-BASED MEDICINE; GENERAL SURGERY; HEALTH CARE REFORM; HUMANS; TREATMENT OUTCOME; UNITED STATES;

EID: 77149120165     PISSN: 00040010     EISSN: 15383644     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1001/archsurg.2009.264     Document Type: Editorial

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