Gender differences in patient preferences may underlie differential utilization of elective surgery

American Journal of Medicine

Volumn 102, Issue 6, 1997, Pages 524-530

  Karlson, Elizabeth W ^a,b,c,e   Daltroy, Lawren H ^a,b,c,d   Liang, Matthew H ^a,b,c   Eaton, Holley E ^a,b   Katz, Jeffrey N ^a,b,c  

^a Division of Rheumatology   (United States)

^b BRIGHAM AND WOMEN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

^c HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^d HARVARD SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^e NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DECISION MAKING; ELECTIVE SURGERY; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; HUMAN TISSUE; JOINT PROSTHESIS; MALE; OSTEOARTHRITIS; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEX DIFFERENCE; SOCIAL SUPPORT; SURGICAL RISK;

CAREGIVERS; DECISION MAKING; FEAR; FEMALE; FOCUS GROUPS; HIP PROSTHESIS; HUMANS; JOINT PROSTHESIS; KNEE PROSTHESIS; MALE; OSTEOARTHRITIS; ROLE; SEX DISTRIBUTION; SURGICAL PROCEDURES, ELECTIVE;

EID: 0030737737     PISSN: 00029343     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0002-9343(97)00050-8     Document Type: Article

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