Disparity of care in total hip arthroplasty

Current Opinion in Orthopaedics

Volumn 18, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 2-7

  Ellis, Henry ^a,b   Bucholz, Robert ^a  

^a PARKLAND HEALTH AND HOSPITAL SYSTEM   (United States)

^b Department of Orthopaedic Surgery ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

Disparity; Ethnic differences; Total joint arthroplasty

Indexed keywords

ANALGESIC AGENT; NONSTEROID ANTIINFLAMMATORY AGENT;

ARTHRITIS; COMORBIDITY; COXITIS; DISEASE SEVERITY; ECONOMIC ASPECT; ETHNIC DIFFERENCE; GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEALTH INSURANCE; HUMAN; MEDICARE; OSTEOARTHRITIS; PATIENT CARE; PATIENT EDUCATION; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PREVALENCE; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SOCIOECONOMICS; TOTAL HIP PROSTHESIS; TREATMENT OUTCOME; UNSPECIFIED SIDE EFFECT;

EID: 33845432094     PISSN: 10419918     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/BCO.0b013e328011982f     Document Type: Review

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