Interpretations of the Clinical Outcomes of the Nonresponders to Mail Surveys in Patients After Total Knee Arthroplasty

Journal of Arthroplasty

Volumn 25, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 133-137

  Kwon, Sae Kwang ^a   Kang, Yeon Gwi ^a   Chang, Chong Bum ^a,b   Sung, Sang Cheol ^b   Kim, Tae Kyun ^a,b  

^a Seoul National University Bundang Hospital   (South Korea)

^b Seoul National University College of Medicine   (South Korea)

Author keywords

clinical outcomes; mail surveys; nonresponders; total knee arthroplasty

Indexed keywords

ADL DISABILITY; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO DISABILITY; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CLINICAL EVALUATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FUNCTIONAL ASSESSMENT; FUNCTIONAL DISEASE; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PAIN ASSESSMENT; PATIENT SATISFACTION; SELF REPORT; TOTAL KNEE REPLACEMENT; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ACTIVITIES OF DAILY LIVING; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ARTHROPLASTY, REPLACEMENT, KNEE; DATA COLLECTION; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PATIENT SATISFACTION; POSTAL SERVICE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 73149107768     PISSN: 08835403     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.arth.2008.11.004     Document Type: Article

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