Commentary: Health and behavior codes in a pediatric headache program: Reimbursement data and recommendations for practice

Journal of Pediatric Psychology

Volumn 37, Issue 5, 2012, Pages 509-513

  Claar, Robyn Lewis ^a,b   Kaczynski, Karen J ^a,b   Lyons, Margaret Munro ^a   Lebel, Alyssa A ^a,b  

^a Division of Pain Medicine   (United States)

^b BOSTON CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CHILD; CODING; ECONOMICS; HEADACHE; HUMAN; PEDIATRICS; REIMBURSEMENT;

CHILD; CLINICAL CODING; HEADACHE; HUMANS; INSURANCE, HEALTH, REIMBURSEMENT; PEDIATRICS; REIMBURSEMENT MECHANISMS;

EID: 84861598097     PISSN: 01468693     EISSN: 1465735X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/jpepsy/jsr109     Document Type: Note

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