Adding value to relative-value units

New England Journal of Medicine

Volumn 369, Issue 23, 2013, Pages 2176-2179

  Stecker, Eric C ^a   Schroeder, Steven A ^b  

^a OREGON HEALTH AND SCIENCE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

CLINICAL PRACTICE; CORONARY STENT; HEALTH CARE MANAGEMENT; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH ECONOMICS; HEALTH INSURANCE; HEALTH PROGRAM; HUMAN; IMPLANTABLE CARDIOVERTER DEFIBRILLATOR; MATHEMATICAL PARAMETERS; MEDICAL FEE; MEDICARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REIMBURSEMENT; RELATIVE VALUE UNIT; SHORT SURVEY;

EID: 84889242875     PISSN: 00284793     EISSN: 15334406     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1056/NEJMp1310583     Document Type: Article

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