Factors and consequences of waiting times for total hip arthroplasty

Clinical Orthopaedics and Related Research

Volumn 469, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 1413-1420

  Vergara, Itziar ^a   Bilbao, Amaia ^a   Gonzalez, Nerea ^b   Escobar, Antonio ^c   Quintana, José M ^b  

^a Barakaldo   (Spain)

^b HOSPITAL DE GALDAKAO   (Spain)

^c HOSPITAL DE BASURTO   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL DECISION MAKING; COMORBIDITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE SEVERITY; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH SERVICE; HIP OSTEOARTHRITIS; HIP PAIN; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PAIN ASSESSMENT; PATIENT SELECTION; PHYSICAL CAPACITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; QUESTIONNAIRE; SHORT FORM 36; SURGICAL PATIENT; TOTAL HIP PROSTHESIS; WOMAC QUESTIONNAIRE;

EID: 79955625864     PISSN: 0009921X     EISSN: 15281132     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11999-010-1753-2     Document Type: Article

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