Journal of the American College of Radiology
Volume 2, Issue 3 , Pages 262-270 , March 2005

Managerial accounting applications in radiology

  • Frank James Lexa, MD, MBA

      Affiliations

    • University of Pennsylvania, the Wharton School, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author and reprints: Frank J. Lexa, MD, MBA, University of Pennsylvania, the Wharton School, GCP, 302 Steinberg-Dietrich Hall, 3620 Locust Walk, Philadelphia, PA 19104
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  • Tushar Mehta, MPPM, PhD

      Affiliations

    • University of Rochester, Rochester, New York.
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  • Abraham Seidmann, PhD

      Affiliations

    • University of Rochester, Rochester, New York.

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PII: S1546-1440(04)00374-6

doi: 10.1016/j.jacr.2004.08.020

Journal of the American College of Radiology
Volume 2, Issue 3 , Pages 262-270 , March 2005