The influence of insurance status on access to and utilization of a tertiary hand surgery referral center

Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery

Volumn 94, Issue 23, 2012, Pages 2177-2184

  Calfee, Ryan P ^a   Shah, Chirag M ^a   Canham, Colin D ^a   Wong, Ambrose H W ^a   Gelberman, Richard H ^a   Goldfarb, Charles A ^a  

^a WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; COHORT ANALYSIS; GENERAL PRACTITIONER; HAND SURGERY; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HEALTH INSURANCE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MEDICAID; MEDICAL SPECIALIST; MEDICARE; PATIENT REFERRAL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; TERTIARY HEALTH CARE;

EID: 84871503663     PISSN: 00219355     EISSN: 15351386     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2106/JBJS.J.01966     Document Type: Article

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