Determinants of patient and surgeon perspectives on maximum acceptable waiting times for hip and knee arthroplasty

Journal of Health Services Research and Policy

Volumn 10, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 84-90

  Conner Spady, Barbara ^a   Estey, Angela ^b,e   Arnett, Gordon ^b,f   Ness, Kathleen ^b,f   McGurran, John ^c   Bear, Robert ^d   Noseworthy, Tom ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY   (Canada)

^b Capital Health Edmonton   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^d UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

^e Regional Diabetes Program

^f Capital Health   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CANADA; ELECTIVE SURGERY; FEMALE; FUNCTIONAL ASSESSMENT; HIP ARTHROPLASTY; HIP OSTEOARTHRITIS; HIP SURGERY; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; JOINT STIFFNESS; KNEE ARTHROPLASTY; KNEE OSTEOARTHRITIS; KNEE SURGERY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MAXIMUM ACCEPTABLE WAITING TIME; ORTHOPEDIC SURGERY; PAIN ASSESSMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RATING SCALE; SURGEON; SURGICAL PATIENT; TIME; VISUAL ANALOG SCALE; WESTERN ONTARIO MCMASTER OSTEOARTHRITIS INDEX;

AGED; ALBERTA; ARTHROPLASTY, REPLACEMENT, HIP; ARTHROPLASTY, REPLACEMENT, KNEE; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PHYSICIANS; SURGERY; WAITING LISTS;

EID: 17644379896     PISSN: 13558196     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1258/1355819053559155     Document Type: Article

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