TY  - JOUR
T1  - UNderstanding resource use in liver transplantation
AU  - Russell PS
Y1  - 1999/04/21
N1  - 10.1001/jama.281.15.1431
JO  - JAMA
SP  - 1431
EP  - 1432
VL  - 281
IS  - 15
N2  - 
Intense concern regarding the mounting expense of health care has naturally
prompted special attention to expensive treatments and those devoted to
the care of relatively few patients. Liver transplantation exemplifies
both of these characteristics. In this issue of THE
JOURNAL, Showstack and colleagues1 present an
analysis of important variables that contribute to the high cost of
liver transplantation. Resource use and costs were examined at 3
participating institutions, and these were related to certain risk
factors and practices.

SN  - 0098-7484
M3  - doi: 10.1001/jama.281.15.1431
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1001/jama.281.15.1431
ER  -