Variation in rates of hip and knee joint replacement in Australia based on socio-economic status, geographical locality, birthplace and indigenous status

ANZ Journal of Surgery

Volumn 81, Issue 1-2, 2011, Pages 26-31

  Dixon, Tracy ^a   Urquhart, Donna M ^b   Berry, Patricia ^b   Bhatia, Kuldeep ^a   Wang, Yuanyuan ^b   Graves, Stephen ^c   Cicuttini, Flavia M ^b  

^a AUSTRALIAN INSTITUTE OF HEALTH AND WELFARE   (Australia)

^b MONASH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

Author keywords

Arthroplasty replacement; Epidemiology; Hip joint; Knee joint

Indexed keywords

ABORIGINE; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTHRITIS; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; CHILD; DEMOGRAPHY; ETHNOLOGY; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH DISPARITY; HIP ARTHROPLASTY; HIP OSTEOARTHRITIS; HUMAN; INFANT; KNEE ARTHROPLASTY; KNEE OSTEOARTHRITIS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEWBORN; PATIENT ATTITUDE; PRESCHOOL CHILD; RISK FACTOR; SOCIOECONOMICS; UTILIZATION REVIEW;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ARTHRITIS; ARTHROPLASTY, REPLACEMENT, HIP; ARTHROPLASTY, REPLACEMENT, KNEE; AUSTRALIA; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HEALTH STATUS DISPARITIES; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OCEANIC ANCESTRY GROUP; OSTEOARTHRITIS, HIP; OSTEOARTHRITIS, KNEE; PATIENT ACCEPTANCE OF HEALTH CARE; RESIDENCE CHARACTERISTICS; RISK FACTORS; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS;

EID: 79551635292     PISSN: 14451433     EISSN: 14452197     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1445-2197.2010.05485.x     Document Type: Article

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