Trends in orthopedics: An analysis of medicare claims, 2000-2010

Orthopedics

Volumn 36, Issue 3, 2013, Pages

  Belatti, Daniel A ^a   Phisitkul, Phinit ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF IOWA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF IOWA HOSPITALS AND CLINICS   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; ENDOSCOPIC SURGERY; FINGER; GROWTH RATE; HAND SURGERY; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HEALTH INSURANCE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MEDICARE; ORTHOPEDIC SURGERY; ORTHOPEDICS; REIMBURSEMENT; SPINE SURGERY;

HUMANS; INSURANCE CLAIM REVIEW; MEDICARE; MUSCULOSKELETAL DISEASES; ORTHOPEDIC PROCEDURES; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84875252463     PISSN: 01477447     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3928/01477447-20130222-28     Document Type: Article

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