An analysis of leading, lagging, and coincident economic indicators in the United States and its relationship to the volume of plastic surgery procedures performed

Annals of Plastic Surgery

Volumn 69, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 471-473

  Hoppe, Ian C ^a   Pastor, Craig J ^a   Paik, Angie M ^a  

^a RUTGERS NEW JERSEY MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

Commerce; Economics; Plastic; Surgery

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ECONOMIC RECESSION; ECONOMICS; ESTHETIC SURGERY; GROSS NATIONAL PRODUCT; HUMAN; INCOME; MINIMALLY INVASIVE SURGERY; PLASTIC SURGERY; STATISTICAL MODEL; STATISTICS; UNITED STATES;

COSMETIC TECHNIQUES; ECONOMIC RECESSION; ECONOMICS; GROSS DOMESTIC PRODUCT; HUMANS; INCOME; LINEAR MODELS; RECONSTRUCTIVE SURGICAL PROCEDURES; SURGICAL PROCEDURES, MINIMALLY INVASIVE; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84866608086     PISSN: 01487043     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/SAP.0b013e31824a4393     Document Type: Conference Paper

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