International variation in hip replacement rates

Annals of the Rheumatic Diseases

Volumn 62, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 222-226

  Merx, H ^a   Dreinhofer K ^a   Schrader P ^a   Sturmer T ^b   Puhl, W ^a   Gunther K P ^a   Brenner, H ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ULM   (Germany)

^b GERMAN CENTRE FOR RESEARCH ON AGEING   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEVELOPED COUNTRY; GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HIP OSTEOARTHRITIS; HUMAN; IMPLANTATION; INCIDENCE; INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION; NATIONAL HEALTH SERVICE; PATIENT CODING; POPULATION STRUCTURE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUBLICATION; RACE; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TOTAL HIP PROSTHESIS; TREATMENT INDICATION; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

AGE FACTORS; AGED; ARTHROPLASTY, REPLACEMENT, HIP; AUSTRALIA; CANADA; EUROPE; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE COSTS; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OSTEOARTHRITIS, HIP; SINGAPORE; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0037372362     PISSN: 00034967     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/ard.62.3.222     Document Type: Article

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