Utilisation of shoulder arthroplasty in the UK

Annals of the Royal College of Surgeons of England

Volumn 86, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 25-28

  Ravenscroft, Matt ^a   Calvert, Paul ^a  

^a ST GEORGE S HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Indications; Prosthesis; Shoulder replacement

Indexed keywords

ARM PROSTHESIS; ARTHROPLASTY; ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTIVE SURGERY; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; ORTHOPEDIC SURGERY; POSTAL MAIL; PROSTHESIS MATERIAL; REGISTER; RISK FACTOR; SHOULDER; SHOULDER INJURY; SURGEON; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TELEPHONE; UNITED KINGDOM; UNITED STATES;

ARTHROPLASTY, REPLACEMENT; GREAT BRITAIN; HEALTH CARE SURVEYS; HUMANS; JOINT PROSTHESIS; QUESTIONNAIRES; SHOULDER JOINT; SURGICAL PROCEDURES, ELECTIVE;

EID: 0346685860     PISSN: 00358843     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1308/003588404772614641     Document Type: Article

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