Utilization of lower extremity arterial disease diagnostic and revascularization procedures in medicare beneficiaries 2000-2007

American Journal of Roentgenology

Volumn 197, Issue 2, 2011, Pages

  Harris, Tyler James ^a   Zafar, Abdul Mueed ^a,b   Murphy, Timothy P ^a,b  

^a BROWN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b RHODE ISLAND HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Claudication; Medicare; Peripheral arterial disease

Indexed keywords

ANGIOPLASTY; ARTICLE; CARDIOLOGY; CONTROLLED STUDY; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HUMAN; INSURANCE; INTERVENTIONAL RADIOLOGY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MEDICAL INFORMATION SYSTEM; MEDICARE; PERCUTANEOUS TRANSLUMINAL ANGIOPLASTY; PERIPHERAL OCCLUSIVE ARTERY DISEASE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVASCULARIZATION; SCREENING TEST; VASCULAR SURGERY;

CURRENT PROCEDURAL TERMINOLOGY; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; ENDOVASCULAR PROCEDURES; HUMANS; LOWER EXTREMITY; MEDICARE PART B; MEDICINE; PERIPHERAL ARTERIAL DISEASE; PHYSICIAN SELF-REFERRAL; STENTS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 79960701312     PISSN: 0361803X     EISSN: 15463141     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2214/AJR.10.6132     Document Type: Article

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