Use it or lose it: Medicare's new paradigm for durable medical equipment coverage?

Chest

Volumn 138, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 785-789

  Brown, Lee K ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW MEXICO SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AIRWAY PRESSURE; DOSE RESPONSE; HEALTH SERVICE; HUMAN; MEDICAID; MEDICAL INSTRUMENTATION; MEDICARE; NOTE; POSITIVE END EXPIRATORY PRESSURE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REIMBURSEMENT; SLEEP APNEA SYNDROME; SOCIAL CLASS;

EID: 77957832859     PISSN: 00123692     EISSN: 19313543     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1378/chest.10-1168     Document Type: Note

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