The distribution of shoulder replacement among surgeons and hospitals is significantly different than that of hip or knee replacement

Journal of Shoulder and Elbow Surgery

Volumn 12, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 164-169

  Hasan, Samer S ^a   Leith, Jordan M ^b   Smith, Kevin L ^c   Matsen III, Frederick A ^c,d  

^a Cincinnati Sports Med/Orthoped C   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTHROPLASTY; ARTICLE; CLINICAL PRACTICE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONSUMER; CONTROLLED STUDY; DATA BASE; HOSPITAL; HUMAN; KNEE ARTHROPLASTY; MEDICAL EDUCATION; ORTHOPEDIC SURGERY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SHOULDER; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; SURGEON; TOTAL HIP PROSTHESIS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0038168091     PISSN: 10582746     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1067/mse.2003.23     Document Type: Article

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