Variations in surgical rates among the elderly population of southwest and central Virginia

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dc.contributor.authorGovindan, Indiraen
dc.contributor.committeechairBohland, James R.en
dc.contributor.committeememberRosenberry, Sara A.en
dc.contributor.committeememberCochran, Pamelaen
dc.contributor.departmentUrban Affairsen
dc.date.accessioned2014-03-14T21:45:13Zen
dc.date.adate2012-09-08en
dc.date.available2014-03-14T21:45:13Zen
dc.date.issued1987-08-11en
dc.date.rdate2012-09-08en
dc.date.sdate2012-09-08en
dc.description.abstractThe purpose of this study was to examine variations in the surgical rates among the elderly population of hospital service areas of southwest and central Virginia in order to assess whether these variations were influenced by physicians and hospitals. Procedures analyzed were specific to the elderly. Considerable variations in the rates of the selected surgical procedures were found. Some areas were found to be surgically more active than others. The variables that proved to be determinants of surgical rates were availability of general physicians and specialists and hospital occupancy rate. The impact of availability of hospital beds, per capita expenditure and ownership status of facilities were found to be mixed and inconsistent.en
dc.description.degreeMaster of Urban Affairsen
dc.format.extentv, 47 leavesen
dc.format.mediumBTDen
dc.format.mimetypeapplication/pdfen
dc.identifier.otheretd-09082012-040449en
dc.identifier.sourceurlhttp://scholar.lib.vt.edu/theses/available/etd-09082012-040449/en
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10919/44676en
dc.publisherVirginia Techen
dc.relation.haspartLD5655.V855_1987.G684.pdfen
dc.relation.isformatofOCLC# 17346720en
dc.rightsIn Copyrighten
dc.rights.urihttp://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC/1.0/en
dc.subject.lccLD5655.V855 1987.G684en
dc.subject.lcshMedical care, Cost of -- Virginiaen
dc.subject.lcshOlder people -- Surgeryen
dc.subject.lcshOlder people -- Virginiaen
dc.titleVariations in surgical rates among the elderly population of southwest and central Virginiaen
dc.typeThesisen
dc.type.dcmitypeTexten
thesis.degree.disciplineUrban Affairsen
thesis.degree.grantorVirginia Polytechnic Institute and State Universityen
thesis.degree.levelmastersen
thesis.degree.nameMaster of Urban Affairsen

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