Geographic and demographic variability of cost and surgical treatment of idiopathic scoliosis

Spine

Volumn 35, Issue 11, 2010, Pages 1165-1169

  Daffner, Scott D ^a   Beimesch, Claire F ^a   Wang, Jeffrey C ^b  

^a WEST VIRGINIA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Cost of care; Demographics; Idiopathic scoliosis; Length of stay; Spinal fusion

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; DEMOGRAPHY; GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION; HOSPITAL CHARGE; HOSPITALIZATION COST; HUMAN; IDIOPATHIC SCOLIOSIS; LENGTH OF STAY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MEDICAL RECORD REVIEW; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SPINE FUSION; SPINE SURGERY;

ADOLESCENT; CHILD; COSTS AND COST ANALYSIS; DATABASES, FACTUAL; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE COSTS; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMANS; LENGTH OF STAY; LUMBAR VERTEBRAE; MALE; MEDICAL RECORDS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SCOLIOSIS; SPINAL FUSION; THORACIC VERTEBRAE; UNITED STATES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 77952422311     PISSN: 03622436     EISSN: 15281159     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/BRS.0b013e3181d88e78     Document Type: Article

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