Ethnic differences in the perception of prayer and consideration of joint arthroplasty

Medical Care

Volumn 40, Issue 6, 2002, Pages 471-476

  Ang, Dennis C ^a,b   Ibrahim, Said A ^c,d   Burant, Chris J ^a,b   Siminoff, Laura A ^a,b   Kwoh, C Kent ^c,d,e  

^a LOUIS STOKES CLEVELAND VA MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b CASE WESTERN RESERVE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH   (United States)

Author keywords

Health disparities; Joint arthroplasty; Osteoarthritis; Prayer

Indexed keywords

AFRICAN AMERICAN; AGED; ARTHROPLASTY; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CAUCASIAN; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DECISION MAKING; ETHNOLOGY; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OSTEOARTHRITIS; PERCEPTION; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; SPIRITUAL HEALING; TREATMENT OUTCOME; UNITED STATES; UTILIZATION REVIEW; VETERAN;

AFRICAN AMERICANS; AGED; ARTHROPLASTY, REPLACEMENT; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DECISION MAKING; EUROPEAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; FAITH HEALING; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OSTEOARTHRITIS; PERCEPTION; TREATMENT OUTCOME; UNITED STATES; VETERANS;

EID: 0036615833     PISSN: 00257079     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00005650-200206000-00004     Document Type: Article

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