Effect of sociodemographic factors on surgical consultations and hip or knee replacements among patients with osteoarthritis in British Columbia, Canada

Journal of Rheumatology

Volumn 38, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 503-509

  Rahman, M Mushfiqur ^a   Kopec, Jacek A ^a   Sayre, Eric C ^a   Greidanus, Nelson V ^a   Aghajanian, Jaafar ^b   Anis, Aslam H ^a   Cibere, Jolanda ^a   Jordan, Joanne M ^c   Badley, Elizabeth M ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

^b ARTHRITIS RESEARCH CENTRE OF CANADA   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA   (United States)

^d TORONTO WESTERN HOSPITAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

Hip replacement arthroplasty; Knee replacement arthroplasty; Osteoarthritis; Socioeconomic factors; Total joint arthroplasty

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; ARTICLE; CANADA; COHORT ANALYSIS; CONSULTATION; FEMALE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OSTEOARTHRITIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK ASSESSMENT; SEX DIFFERENCE; SOCIOECONOMICS; TOTAL HIP PROSTHESIS; TOTAL KNEE REPLACEMENT;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ARTHROPLASTY, REPLACEMENT, HIP; ARTHROPLASTY, REPLACEMENT, KNEE; BRITISH COLUMBIA; COHORT STUDIES; FEMALE; HEALTHCARE DISPARITIES; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OSTEOARTHRITIS, HIP; OSTEOARTHRITIS, KNEE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SEX FACTORS; SOCIAL CLASS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 79952423695     PISSN: 0315162X     EISSN: 14992752     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3899/jrheum.100456     Document Type: Article

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