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

Journal of the National Medical Association

Volumn 103, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 31-35

  SooHoo, Nelson F ^a   Farng, Eugene ^a   Zingmond, David S ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Health disparities; Hip

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; ASIAN; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT; COMORBIDITY; FEMALE; HEALTH DISPARITY; HISPANIC; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HOSPITAL UTILIZATION; HUMAN; LOGISTIC REGRESSION ANALYSIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RACE DIFFERENCE; RISK FACTOR; SEX RATIO; TOTAL HIP PROSTHESIS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 79951612807     PISSN: 00279684     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0027-9684(15)30240-6     Document Type: Article

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