Dupuytren's contracture: A retrospective database analysis to assess clinical management and costs in England

BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders

Volumn 12, Issue , 2011, Pages

  Gerber, Robert A ^a   Perry, Richard ^b   Thompson, Robin ^c   Bainbridge, Christopher ^d  

^a PFIZER INC   (United States)

^b ADELPHI REAL WORLD   (United Kingdom)

^c PFIZER GLOBAL RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT   (United Kingdom)

^d Pulvertaft Hand Centre   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMPUTATION; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT; DATA BASE; DEMOGRAPHY; DUPUYTREN CONTRACTURE; FASCIECTOMY; FASCIOTOMY; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH STATUS; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; LENGTH OF STAY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MEDICAL SPECIALIST; ORTHOPEDIC SURGERY; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SKIN EXCISION; UNITED KINGDOM; AGED; AMBULATORY SURGERY; ECONOMICS; FASCIA; FEMALE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NATIONAL HEALTH SERVICE; REOPERATION; STATISTICAL MODEL; TIME; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

AGED; AMBULATORY SURGICAL PROCEDURES; AMPUTATION; DATABASES AS TOPIC; DUPUYTREN CONTRACTURE; ENGLAND; FASCIA; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE COSTS; HUMANS; LENGTH OF STAY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MODELS, ECONOMIC; ORTHOPEDIC PROCEDURES; PATIENT ADMISSION; REOPERATION; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; STATE MEDICINE; TIME FACTORS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 79953898244     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14712474     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1471-2474-12-73     Document Type: Article

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