Ethnicity and patient's perception of risk in joint replacement surgery

Journal of Rheumatology

Volumn 35, Issue 8, 2008, Pages 1664-1667

  Gandhi, Rajiv ^a,c   Razak, Fahad ^a,b   Davey, J Roderick ^a   Mahomed, Nizar N ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^b MCMASTER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^c TORONTO WESTERN HOSPITAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

Arthroplasty; Ethnicity; Risk

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTHROPLASTY; ARTICLE; DISABILITY; ETHNICITY; FEMALE; FUNCTIONAL STATUS; HUMAN; JOINT SURGERY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PAIN ASSESSMENT; POSTOPERATIVE PAIN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK ASSESSMENT; SCORING SYSTEM; SURGICAL RISK; WESTERN ONTARIO MCMASTER UNIVERSITY OSTEOARTHRITIS INDEX;

AFRICAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ARTHROPLASTY, REPLACEMENT, KNEE; ASIAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; EUROPEAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; ONTARIO; PAIN; PERCEPTION; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 49049108469     PISSN: 0315162X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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