Hospitalization costs for endovascular and surgical treatment of unruptured cerebral aneurysms in the United States are substantially higher than medicare payments

American Journal of Neuroradiology

Volumn 33, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 49-51

  Brinjikji, W ^a   Kallmes, D F ^b   Lanzino, G ^b   Cloft, H J ^b  

^a MAYO CLINIC COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b MAYO CLINIC   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ANEURYSM CLIP; ANEURYSM SURGERY; ARTICLE; BRAIN ARTERY ANEURYSM; COIL EMBOLIZATION; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DEVICES; ENDOVASCULAR ANEURYSM REPAIR; FEMALE; HOSPITAL COST; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; INTERNATIONAL CLASSIFICATION OF DISEASES; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICARE; PATIENT CODING;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ANEURYSM, RUPTURED; ENDOVASCULAR PROCEDURES; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE COSTS; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMANS; INSURANCE, HEALTH, REIMBURSEMENT; INTRACRANIAL ANEURYSM; MALE; MEDICARE; PREVALENCE; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84856078239     PISSN: 01956108     EISSN: 1936959X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3174/ajnr.A2739     Document Type: Article

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