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RESEARCH ARTICLE

Financial Implications of Early Tracheostomy in the Healthcare Cost Containment Era

Bernardino Branco, Joseph De Vitis, Andy Tang

Citation Information : Branco B, Vitis JD, Tang A. Financial Implications of Early Tracheostomy in the Healthcare Cost Containment Era. Panam J Trauma Crit Care Emerg Surg 2015; 4 (3):194-201.

DOI: 10.5005/jp-journals-10030-1135

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Published Online: 04-12-2015

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