The chosen few: Disproportionate resource use in ventral hernia repair

American Surgeon

Volumn 79, Issue 8, 2013, Pages 815-818

  Poulose, Benjamin K ^a   Beck, William C ^a   Phillips, Sharon E ^a   Sharp, Kenneth W ^a   Nealon, William H ^a   Holzman, Michael D ^a  

^a VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CHRONIC LUNG DISEASE; CONGESTIVE HEART FAILURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HERNIOPLASTY; HOSPITAL COST; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; LENGTH OF STAY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PATIENT DECISION MAKING; RISK FACTOR; SEX DIFFERENCE; SURGICAL MORTALITY; VENTRAL HERNIA REPAIR;

DATABASES, FACTUAL; FEMALE; HEALTH RESOURCES; HERNIA, VENTRAL; HERNIORRHAPHY; HOSPITAL CHARGES; HUMANS; LOGISTIC MODELS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; RISK FACTORS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84882442896     PISSN: 00031348     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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