Breast reconstruction national trends and healthcare implications

Breast Journal

Volumn 19, Issue 5, 2013, Pages 463-469

  Hernandez Boussard, Tina ^a   Zeidler, Kamakshi ^a   Barzin, Ario ^a   Lee, Gordon ^a   Curtin, Catherine ^a,b  

^a STANFORD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

breast cancer; breast reconstruction; nationwide inpatient sample; reimbursement

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BREAST CANCER; BREAST IMPLANT; BREAST RECONSTRUCTION; CHARLSON COMORBIDITY INDEX; DISEASE SEVERITY; HUMAN; LENGTH OF STAY; MASTECTOMY; MEDICAL FEE; MEDICARE; REIMBURSEMENT; TEACHING HOSPITAL;

BREAST CANCER; BREAST RECONSTRUCTION; NATIONWIDE INPATIENT SAMPLE; REIMBURSEMENT;

DELIVERY OF HEALTH CARE; FEMALE; HUMANS; MAMMAPLASTY; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 84884901429     PISSN: 1075122X     EISSN: 15244741     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/tbj.12148     Document Type: Article

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