Provider volumes and early outcomes of primary total joint replacement in Ontario

Canadian Journal of Surgery

Volumn 53, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 175-183

  Paterson, Michael J ^a,b,c,d   Williams, Ivan J ^a,e   Kreder, Hans J ^a,d,e,f,g   Mahomed, Nizar N ^a,d,e,h   Gunraj, Nadia ^a   Wang, Xuesong ^a   Laupacis, Andreas ^a,d,i  

^a INSTITUTE FOR CLINICAL EVALUATIVE SCIENCES   (Canada)

^b MCMASTER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^c CENTRE FOR EVALUATION OF MEDICINES   (Canada)

^d Management and Evaluation ^*  (Canada)

^e UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^f Clinical Epidemiology Unit   (Canada)

^g SUNNYBROOK RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Canada)

^h UNIVERSITY HEALTH NETWORK   (Canada)

ⁱ ST MICHAEL'S HOSPITAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CANADA; FEMALE; HIP ARTHROPLASTY; HUMAN; KNEE ARTHROPLASTY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; ORTHOPEDICS; REOPERATION; STATISTICS; TIME; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ARTHROPLASTY, REPLACEMENT, HIP; ARTHROPLASTY, REPLACEMENT, KNEE; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; ONTARIO; ORTHOPEDICS; REOPERATION; TIME FACTORS; TREATMENT OUTCOME; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 77953153446     PISSN: 0008428X     EISSN: 14882310     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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