The American Journal of Surgery
Volume 196, Issue 5 , Pages 634-640 , November 2008

Comparison of costs of staged versus simultaneous lower extremity arterial hybrid procedures

Presented at the Association of VA Surgeons 32nd Annual Meeting, Dallas, TX, May 4–6, 2008.

  • James L. Ebaugh, M.D., M.P.H.

      Affiliations

    • Boston VA Healthcare System, Surgical Service (112), 1400 VFW Pkwy, West Roxbury, MA 02132, USA
    • Division of Vascular and Endovascular Surgery, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Tel.: +1-857-203-6200; fax: +1-857-203-5738
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  • David Gagnon, M.D., Ph.D., M.P.H.

      Affiliations

    • Massachusetts Veterans Epidemiology Research and Information Center, VA Cooperative Studies Program, Boston, MA, USA
    • Department of Biostatistics, Boston University School of Public Health, Boston, MA, USA
    • ,
  • Christopher D. Owens, M.D.

      Affiliations

    • Boston VA Healthcare System, Surgical Service (112), 1400 VFW Pkwy, West Roxbury, MA 02132, USA
    • Division of Vascular and Endovascular Surgery, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA
    • ,
  • Michael S. Conte, M.D.

      Affiliations

    • Division of Vascular and Endovascular Surgery, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA
    • ,
  • Joseph D. Raffetto, M.D.

      Affiliations

    • Boston VA Healthcare System, Surgical Service (112), 1400 VFW Pkwy, West Roxbury, MA 02132, USA
    • Division of Vascular and Endovascular Surgery, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA

Received 21 May 2008 ,Revised 11 August 2008

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doi: 10.1016/j.amjsurg.2008.08.003

The American Journal of Surgery
Volume 196, Issue 5 , Pages 634-640 , November 2008

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