Delays and difficulties in assessing metal-on-metal hip implants

New England Journal of Medicine

Volumn 367, Issue 1, 2012, Pages e1(1)-

  Rising, Joshua P ^a   Reynolds, Ian S ^a   Sedrakyan, Art ^b  

^a PEW CHARITABLE TRUSTS   (United States)

^b NEW YORK PRESBYTERIAN HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHROMIUM; COBALT;

BLOOD LEVEL; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; FOOD AND DRUG ADMINISTRATION; HIP PROSTHESIS; HUMAN; MARKETING; METAL ON METAL HIP PROSTHESIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSTHESIS FAILURE; PUBLIC HEALTH; REGISTER; REOPERATION; RISK BENEFIT ANALYSIS; SHORT SURVEY;

EID: 84863515249     PISSN: 00284793     EISSN: 15334406     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1056/NEJMp1206794     Document Type: Article

References (3)

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