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Leading inpatient surgical procedures for aged Medicare beneficiaries, 1987

Medicare program data on utilization and charges for short-stay hospital inpatient services are presented. The focus of this article is on trends in total and surgical discharges for selected years (1977-87) and highlights of regional variations in the most frequently reported (leading) surgical pro...

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Autores principales: Latta, Viola B., Keene, Roger E.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: CENTERS for MEDICARE & MEDICAID SERVICES 1989
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4193023/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/10318368
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Sumario:Medicare program data on utilization and charges for short-stay hospital inpatient services are presented. The focus of this article is on trends in total and surgical discharges for selected years (1977-87) and highlights of regional variations in the most frequently reported (leading) surgical procedures performed on aged Medicare hospital insurance beneficiaries during 1987.