A national study to evaluate trends in the utilization of nerve reconstruction for treatment of neonatal brachial plexus palsy

Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery

Volumn 127, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 277-283

  Squitieri, Lee ^a   Steggerda, Justin ^a   Yang, Lynda J S ^a   Kim, H Myra ^a   Chung, Kevin C ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BIRTH INJURY; BRACHIAL PLEXUS; COHORT ANALYSIS; FACTUAL DATABASE; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFANT; INFORMATION PROCESSING; INJURY; MALE; MEDICARE; MICROSURGERY; NEWBORN; PATIENT; PLASTIC SURGERY; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; UNITED STATES; UTILIZATION REVIEW;

BRACHIAL PLEXUS; COHORT STUDIES; DATA COLLECTION; DATABASES, FACTUAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; MALE; MEDICALLY UNINSURED; MEDICARE; MICROSURGERY; PARALYSIS, OBSTETRIC; RECONSTRUCTIVE SURGICAL PROCEDURES; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; UNITED STATES;

EID: 78651344886     PISSN: 00321052     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/PRS.0b013e3181f95c1e     Document Type: Article

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