Evaluation by explicit criteria of the use of total hip joint replacement

Rheumatology

Volumn 39, Issue 11, 2000, Pages 1234-1241

  Quintana, J M ^a   Arostegui I ^b   Azkarate, J ^c   Goenaga, J I ^d   Guisasola, I ^e   Alfageme, A ^d   Diego, A ^a  

^a HOSPITAL DE GALDAKAO   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITY OF THE BASQUE COUNTRY UPV EHU   (Spain)

^c Hospital de Bajo Deba   (Spain)

^d HOSPITAL TXAGORRITXU   (Spain)

^e Hospital del Bidasoa   (Spain)

Author keywords

Appropriateness; Hip prosthesis; Quality of health care; Utilization review

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; COXITIS; EVALUATION; FEMALE; FUNCTIONAL ASSESSMENT; HEALTH STATUS; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; POSTOPERATIVE PAIN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUBLIC HOSPITAL; SPAIN; SURGICAL RISK; TOTAL HIP PROSTHESIS; TREATMENT INDICATION;

EID: 0033677867     PISSN: 14620324     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/rheumatology/39.11.1234     Document Type: Article

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