Essay for the CIHR/CMAJ award: Improving access to hip and knee replacement and its quality by adopting a new model of care in Alberta

CMAJ. Canadian Medical Association Journal

Volumn 183, Issue 6, 2011, Pages

  Frank, Cyril ^a,b,c   Marshall, Deborah ^a,b,d   Faris, Peter ^a,d,e   Smith, Christopher ^a  

^a Alberta Bone and Joint Health Institute   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY   (Canada)

^d UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY   (Canada)

^e ALBERTA HEALTH SERVICES   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CANADA; CLINICAL PRACTICE; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HIP ARTHROPLASTY; HUMAN; KNEE ARTHROPLASTY; MEDICAL ASSESSMENT; MEDICAL SOCIETY; ORTHOPEDIC SURGERY; PATIENT MONITORING; PATIENT REFERRAL; PATIENT SAFETY; PREOPERATIVE EVALUATION; REHABILITATION CARE;

EID: 79953780705     PISSN: 08203946     EISSN: 14882329     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1503/cmaj.110358     Document Type: Article

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