Contribution of hospital characteristics to the volume-outcome relationship: Dislocation and infection following total hip replacement surgery

Arthritis and Rheumatism

Volumn 46, Issue 9, 2002, Pages 2436-2444

  Solomon, Daniel H ^a,d   Losina, Elena ^b   Baron, John A ^c   Fossel, Anne H ^a   Guadagnoli, Edward ^a   Lingard, Elizabeth A ^a   Miner, Andrew ^a   Phillips, Charlotte B ^a   Katz, Jeffrey N ^a  

^a BRIGHAM AND WOMEN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b BOSTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c DARTMOUTH MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^d Division of Pharmacoepidemiology and Pharmacoeconomics   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; EVALUATION; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEY; HIP DISLOCATION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICARE; MORTALITY; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; PERIOPERATIVE PERIOD; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PREDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESIDENCY EDUCATION; SKILL; SURGICAL TRAINING; TOTAL HIP PROSTHESIS; UNITED STATES; WOUND INFECTION;

AGED; ARTHROPLASTY, REPLACEMENT, HIP; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; PHYSICIAN'S PRACTICE PATTERNS; QUALITY INDICATORS, HEALTH CARE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0036744005     PISSN: 00043591     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/art.10478     Document Type: Article

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