A study of regional variation in the inpatient cost of lower extremity amputation among patients with diabetes in the United States

Journal of Medical Economics

Volumn 16, Issue 6, 2013, Pages 820-827

  Yin, Hongjun ^a   Radican, Larry ^b   Kong, Sheldon X ^c  

^a PHILADELPHIA COLLEGE OF OSTEOPATHIC MEDICINE   (United States)

^b MERCK RESEARCH LABORATORIES   (United States)

^c NOVO NORDISK A S   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Cost; Diabetes; Lower extremity amputation; State; Variation

Indexed keywords

AGE; ARTICLE; COMORBIDITY; DIABETES MELLITUS; HOSPITAL PATIENT; HOSPITALIZATION; HOSPITALIZATION COST; HUMAN; LEG AMPUTATION; LENGTH OF STAY; MEDICAL CARE; RACE; UNITED STATES;

AGED; AMPUTATION; COSTS AND COST ANALYSIS; DIABETES COMPLICATIONS; FEMALE; HEALTH EXPENDITURES; HOSPITAL COSTS; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMANS; LOWER EXTREMITY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PHYSICIAN'S PRACTICE PATTERNS; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84878946149     PISSN: 13696998     EISSN: 1941837X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3111/13696998.2013.801349     Document Type: Article

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