A socioeconomic survey of spinal cord stimulation (SCS) surgery

Neuromodulation

Volumn 13, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 265-269

  Lad, Shivanand P ^a,b   Kalanithi, Paul S ^a,b   Arrigo, Robert T ^a,b   Patil, Chirag G ^a,b   Nathan, Jay K ^a,b   Boakye, Maxwell ^a,b   Henderson, Jaimie M ^a,b  

^a STANFORD UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b VA PALO ALTO HEALTH CARE SYSTEM   (United States)

Author keywords

Cost; Indications; SCS; Socioeconomics; Spinal cord stimulation; Trends

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CHILD; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HEALTH INSURANCE; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; LENGTH OF STAY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICARE; NEUROMODULATION; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; SOCIOECONOMICS; SPINAL CORD STIMULATION; SPINAL CORD SURGERY;

EID: 78650207343     PISSN: 10947159     EISSN: 15251403     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1525-1403.2010.00292.x     Document Type: Article

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