Coronary stents and the uptake of new medical devices in the German system of inpatient reimbursement

Journal of Interventional Cardiology

Volumn 23, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 546-553

  Henschke, Cornelia ^a   Baeumler, Michael ^a   Gaskins, Matthew ^a   Busse, Reinhard ^a  

^a TECHNISCHE UNIVERSITÄT BERLIN   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BARE METAL STENT; CORONARY STENT; DIAGNOSIS RELATED GROUP; DRUG ELUTING STENT; GERMANY; HOSPITAL PATIENT; HOSPITAL PLANNING; HUMAN; IMPLANT; MEDICAL TECHNOLOGY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REIMBURSEMENT;

CLINICAL CODING; DIAGNOSIS-RELATED GROUPS; DIFFUSION OF INNOVATION; ECONOMICS, HOSPITAL; GERMANY; HUMANS; REIMBURSEMENT MECHANISMS; STENTS; VASCULAR SURGICAL PROCEDURES;

EID: 78650034463     PISSN: 08964327     EISSN: 15408183     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1540-8183.2010.00592.x     Document Type: Article

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