Acute care surgery practice model: Targeted growth for fiscal success

Surgery (United States)

Volumn 154, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 867-874

  Alexander, Matthew S ^a   Nelson, Chris ^a   Coughenour, Jeff ^a   Levsen, Matthew A ^b   Toliver, Carol L ^b   Barnes, Stephen L ^a  

^a University of Missouri   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ARTICLE; CHI SQUARE TEST; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTIVE SURGERY; EMERGENCY CARE; EMERGENCY SURGERY; FEMALE; GENERAL SURGERY; HOSPITAL; HOSPITAL CHARGE; HOSPITAL PLANNING; HUMAN; INCOME; INJURY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PRODUCTIVITY; SURGEON;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CRITICAL CARE; EMERGENCIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MODELS, ANATOMIC; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SPECIALTIES, SURGICAL; SURGERY DEPARTMENT, HOSPITAL; SURGICAL PROCEDURES, ELECTIVE;

EID: 84884847380     PISSN: 00396060     EISSN: 15327361     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.surg.2013.07.012     Document Type: Article

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