GP referral of patients with osteoarthritis for consideration of total joint replacement: A longitudinal study

British Journal of General Practice

Volumn 61, Issue 589, 2011, Pages

  McHugh, Gretl A ^a   Campbell, Malcolm ^a   Luker, Karen A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

General practice; Longitudinal survey; Osteoarthritis; Outcome assessment; Referral and consultation; Total hip replacement; Total knee replacement

Indexed keywords

CYCLOOXYGENASE 2 INHIBITOR; NONSTEROID ANTIINFLAMMATORY AGENT; OPIATE; PARACETAMOL;

ADULT; AGED; ARTHRALGIA; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE SEVERITY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; GENERAL PRACTITIONER; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HIP OSTEOARTHRITIS; HUMAN; JOINT PROSTHESIS; KNEE OSTEOARTHRITIS; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PATIENT REFERRAL; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRE; RIGIDITY; SURGEON; WALKING AID; DAILY LIFE ACTIVITY; DECISION MAKING; GENERAL PRACTICE; HEALTH STATUS; HIP ARTHROPLASTY; KNEE ARTHROPLASTY; MIDDLE AGED; POSTOPERATIVE PAIN; STATISTICS; TREATMENT OUTCOME; UNITED KINGDOM;

ACTIVITIES OF DAILY LIVING; ADULT; ARTHROPLASTY, REPLACEMENT, HIP; ARTHROPLASTY, REPLACEMENT, KNEE; DECISION MAKING; ENGLAND; FAMILY PRACTICE; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS; HUMANS; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OSTEOARTHRITIS, HIP; OSTEOARTHRITIS, KNEE; PAIN, POSTOPERATIVE; QUESTIONNAIRES; REFERRAL AND CONSULTATION; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 80054080561     PISSN: 09601643     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3399/bjgp11X588420     Document Type: Article

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