Patient gender affects the referral and recommendation for total joint arthroplasty

Clinical Orthopaedics and Related Research

Volumn 469, Issue 7, 2011, Pages 1829-1837

  Borkhoff, Cornelia M ^a,b   Hawker, Gillian A ^b,c   Wright, James G ^c,d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OTTAWA   (Canada)

^b WOMEN S COLLEGE HOSPITAL   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^d HOSPITAL FOR SICK CHILDREN   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTHROPLASTY; CLINICAL DECISION MAKING; CONFERENCE PAPER; CULTURAL COMPETENCE; DAILY LIFE ACTIVITY; DECISION SUPPORT SYSTEM; DEPRESSION; DISEASE SEVERITY; DOCTOR PATIENT RELATION; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HEALTH SERVICE; HELP SEEKING BEHAVIOR; HUMAN; MALE; MEDICAL EDUCATION; PATIENT DECISION MAKING; PATIENT REFERRAL; PHYSICAL DISABILITY; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK BENEFIT ANALYSIS; SEX DIFFERENCE; SURGEON; SURGICAL RISK; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; TOTAL JOINT ARTHROPLASTY;

EID: 79959552585     PISSN: 0009921X     EISSN: 15281132     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11999-011-1879-x     Document Type: Conference Paper

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