Utilization of elective hip and knee arthroplasty by age and payer

Clinical Orthopaedics and Related Research

Volumn 466, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 914-919

  Matlock, Dan ^a   Earnest, Mark ^a   Epstein, Anne ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; COXITIS; ELECTIVE SURGERY; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HEALTH INSURANCE; HIP ARTHROPLASTY; HUMAN; KNEE ARTHRITIS; KNEE ARTHROPLASTY; LINEAR REGRESSION ANALYSIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MEDICARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; AGE; AGE DISTRIBUTION; ARTHRITIS; ECONOMICS; EPIDEMIOLOGY; HEALTH CARE COST; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; MIDDLE AGED; REIMBURSEMENT; STATISTICAL MODEL; STATISTICS; UNITED STATES; UTILIZATION REVIEW;

AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGE FACTORS; AGED; ARTHRITIS; ARTHROPLASTY, REPLACEMENT, HIP; ARTHROPLASTY, REPLACEMENT, KNEE; HEALTH CARE COSTS; HEALTH CARE SURVEYS; HUMANS; INSURANCE, HEALTH, REIMBURSEMENT; LINEAR MODELS; MEDICARE; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT DISCHARGE; SURGICAL PROCEDURES, ELECTIVE; UNITED STATES;

EID: 43349089072     PISSN: 0009921X     EISSN: 15281132     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11999-008-0122-x     Document Type: Article

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