Cost containment: Think globally, act locally

Archives of Surgery

Volumn 145, Issue 12, 2010, Pages 1136-1137

  Matthews, Jeffrey B ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

SEALANT;

COST CONTROL; DECISION MAKING; DRUG INDUSTRY; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE INDUSTRY; HEALTH ECONOMICS; HERNIOPLASTY; IMPLANT; INCISIONAL HERNIA; INVESTMENT; MEDICAID; MEDICAL TECHNOLOGY; MEDICARE; NOTE; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REIMBURSEMENT; SURGEON; UNITED STATES;

COST CONTROL; COST SAVINGS; HEALTH EXPENDITURES; HUMANS; NATIONAL HEALTH PROGRAMS; REGIONAL HEALTH PLANNING; SURGICAL PROCEDURES, OPERATIVE; UNITED STATES;

EID: 78650782121     PISSN: 00040010     EISSN: 15383644     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1001/archsurg.2010.257     Document Type: Note

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