Disparities in the utilization of high-volume hospitals for total knee replacement

Journal of the National Medical Association

Volumn 100, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 559-564

  SooHoo, Nelson F ^a   Zingmond, David S ^a   Ko, Clifford Y ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Health disparities; Knee

Indexed keywords

AFRICAN AMERICAN; ARTICLE; ASIAN; COMORBIDITY; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HEALTH INSURANCE; HISPANIC; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MEDICAID; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RACE DIFFERENCE; RISK FACTOR; SOCIAL STATUS; TOTAL KNEE REPLACEMENT; UNITED STATES;

EID: 44149100063     PISSN: 00279684     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0027-9684(15)31303-1     Document Type: Article

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