Variation in rheumatologists' and family physicians' perceptions of the indications for and outcomes of knee replacement surgery

Journal of Rheumatology

Volumn 23, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 730-738

  Coyte, Peter C ^a   Hawker, Gillian ^b   Croxford, Ruth ^b   Attard, Cheryl ^b   Wright, James G ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Family physicians; Knee replacement; Orthopedics; Osteoarthritis; Physician's practice patterns; Rheumatology

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; GENERAL PRACTITIONER; HUMAN; KNEE OSTEOARTHRITIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL DECISION MAKING; MEDICAL SPECIALIST; PHYSICIAN ATTITUDE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TOTAL KNEE REPLACEMENT; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADULT; FAMILY PRACTICE; HUMANS; KNEE JOINT; KNEE PROSTHESIS; OBSERVER VARIATION; OSTEOARTHRITIS; PHYSICIAN'S PRACTICE PATTERNS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RHEUMATOLOGY; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0029971557     PISSN: 0315162X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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