The impact of physician entrepreneurship on escalating health care costs

Journal of the American College of Radiology

Volumn 2, Issue 5, 2005, Pages 411-414

  Fletcher, Thomas ^a  

^a Austin Radiological Association   (United States)

Author keywords

Ancillary medical services; Diagnostic imaging; Health care costs; Self referral

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HEALTH SERVICE; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PHYSICIAN; REVIEW;

EID: 84928096755     PISSN: 15461440     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jacr.2005.01.005     Document Type: Article

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