The redefinition of aging in American surgery

Milbank Quarterly

Volumn 91, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 288-315

  Neuman, Mark D ^a   Bosk, Charles L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

Author keywords

aging; health policy; medical sociology; surgery

Indexed keywords

AGING; ARTICLE; CORONARY ARTERY BYPASS GRAFT; GERIATRIC PATIENT; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE POLICY; MEDICARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REIMBURSEMENT; SURGERY; UNITED STATES;

AGE FACTORS; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; AGING; CORONARY ARTERY BYPASS; GENERAL SURGERY; HEALTH POLICY; HEALTH SERVICES; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84879013438     PISSN: 0887378X     EISSN: 14680009     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/milq.12014     Document Type: Article

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