Disparity in health services and outcomes for persons with hip fracture and lower extremity joint replacement

Medical Care

Volumn 41, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 232-241

  Ottenbacher, Kenneth J ^a   Smith, Pamela M ^b   Illig, Sandra B ^b   Linn, Richard T ^c   Gonzales, Vera A ^a   Ostir, Glenn V ^a   Granger, Carl V ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS MEDICAL BRANCH   (United States)

^b National FollowUp Services   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY AT BUFFALO   (United States)

Author keywords

Ethnic disparity; Health assessment; Service delivery

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; CAREGIVER; ECONOMICS; ETHNIC GROUP; FACTUAL DATABASE; FAMILY SIZE; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH INSURANCE; HIP ARTHROPLASTY; HIP FRACTURE; HOME CARE; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HOSPITAL PATIENT; HOSPITAL READMISSION; HUMAN; MALE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; REGISTER; REHABILITATION CENTER; REPRODUCIBILITY; STANDARD; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; STATISTICS; UNITED STATES; UTILIZATION REVIEW;

AGED; ARTHROPLASTY, REPLACEMENT, HIP; CAREGIVERS; DATA INTERPRETATION, STATISTICAL; DATABASES, FACTUAL; DELIVERY OF HEALTH CARE; ETHNIC GROUPS; FAMILY CHARACTERISTICS; FEMALE; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HIP FRACTURES; HOME CARE SERVICES; HUMANS; INPATIENTS; INSURANCE, HEALTH; MALE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); PATIENT DISCHARGE; PATIENT READMISSION; REGISTRIES; REHABILITATION CENTERS; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0037315460     PISSN: 00257079     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00005650-200302000-00005     Document Type: Article

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