What does a hip replacement cost?: The transparency imperative in 2013

JAMA Internal Medicine

Volumn 173, Issue 6, 2013, Pages 432-434

  Steinmetz, Andrew ^a   Emanuel, Ezekiel J ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CAR; COST; DECISION MAKING; ELECTIVE SURGERY; GOVERNMENT REGULATION; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE INDUSTRY; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HIP ARTHROPLASTY; HUMAN; INDUSTRY; LAW; NOTE; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ARTHROPLASTY, REPLACEMENT, HIP; COSTS AND COST ANALYSIS; FEES, MEDICAL; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HOSPITAL CHARGES; HUMANS;

EID: 84875787810     PISSN: 21686106     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1001/jamainternmed.2013.465     Document Type: Note

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