Waiting time for primary hip replacement - A matter of priority

Annals of the Royal College of Surgeons of England

Volumn 87, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 269-273

  Chakravarty, Debasis ^a   Tang, Tjun ^a   Vowler, Sarah L ^b   Villar, Richard ^a,c  

^a CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS NHS FOUNDATION TRUST   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

^c BUPA Hospitals   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Priorities; Total hip replacement; Waiting list

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; CALCULATION; CONSULTATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DETERIORATION; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; FUNCTIONAL ASSESSMENT; HEALTH CARE PLANNING; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PAIN ASSESSMENT; PREOPERATIVE EVALUATION; REVIEW; SCORING SYSTEM; TOTAL HIP PROSTHESIS;

AGED; ARTHROPLASTY, REPLACEMENT, HIP; GREAT BRITAIN; HEALTH PRIORITIES; HIP JOINT; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; PAIN MEASUREMENT; STATE MEDICINE; TIME FACTORS; WAITING LISTS;

EID: 22944443243     PISSN: 00358843     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1308/1478708051838     Document Type: Review

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