Journal of the American College of Surgeons
Volume 191, Issue 2 , Pages 123-130 , August 2000

Length of stay has minimal impact on the cost of hospital admission1

  • Paul A Taheri, MD, MBA (FACS)

      Affiliations

    • Division of Trauma Burn and Emergency Surgery (Taheri), University of Michigan Medical Health System, Ann Arbor, MI, USA
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorrespondence address: Paul A Taheri, MD, MBA, FACS, Division of Trauma Burn and Emergency Surgery, Department of Surgery, University of Michigan Medical Health System, 1500 East Medical Center Dr, Ann Arbor, MI 48109-0033
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  • David A Butz, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Section of Business Economics (Butz), University of Michigan Business School, Ann Arbor, MI, USA
    • ,
  • Lazar J Greenfield, MD (FACS)

      Affiliations

    • Department of Surgery (Greenfield), University of Michigan Health System, Ann Arbor, MI, USA

Received 16 December 1999 ,Revised 28 March 2000 ,Accepted 28 March 2000.

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Journal of the American College of Surgeons
Volume 191, Issue 2 , Pages 123-130 , August 2000

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