Appropriateness of total hip joint replacement

International Journal for Quality in Health Care

Volumn 17, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 315-321

  Quintana, Jose M ^a   Escobar, Antonio ^b   Azkarate, Jesus ^c   Goenaga, J Ignacio ^d   Bilbao, Amaia ^a  

^a HOSPITAL DE GALDAKAO   (Spain)

^b HOSPITAL DE BASURTO   (Spain)

^c HOSPITAL DE MENDARO   (Spain)

^d HOSPITAL TXAGORRITXU   (Spain)

Author keywords

Appropriateness; Outcome measurement; Total hip replacement; Utilization review; Variation

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HIP OSTEOARTHRITIS; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; LENGTH OF STAY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; METHODOLOGY; PATIENT SATISFACTION; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPAIN; SURGICAL RISK; TOTAL HIP PROSTHESIS; TREATMENT INDICATION; UTILIZATION REVIEW;

AGED; ARTHROPLASTY, REPLACEMENT, HIP; FEMALE; HUMANS; LENGTH OF STAY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); PHYSICIAN'S PRACTICE PATTERNS; UTILIZATION REVIEW;

EID: 27244456923     PISSN: 13534505     EISSN: 14643677     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/intqhc/mzi047     Document Type: Article

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