Health care burden of anterior cervical spine surgery: National trends in hospital charges and length of stay, 2000-2009

Journal of Spinal Disorders and Techniques

Volumn 28, Issue 1, 2015, Pages 5-11

  Alosh, Hassan ^a   Li, David ^a   Riley, Lee H ^a   Skolasky, Richard L ^a  

^a JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Anterior cervical spine surgery; disparity; hospital charges; length of stay

Indexed keywords

ADULT; CERVICAL SPINE; CERVICAL SPINE INJURY; CHARLSON COMORBIDITY INDEX; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; DEMOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE DISPARITY; HEALTH INSURANCE; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HOSPITAL CHARGE; HUMAN; ICD-9-CM; LENGTH OF STAY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; REVIEW; SPINE SURGERY; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84964194084     PISSN: 15360652     EISSN: 15392465     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/BSD.0000000000000001     Document Type: Review

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