Sociodemographic differences in the severity and duration of disease amongst patients undergoing hip or knee replacement surgery

Journal of Public Health (United Kingdom)

Volumn 34, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 421-429

  Neuburger, J ^a,b   Hutchings, A ^a   Allwood, D ^a   Black, N ^a   Van Der Meulen, J H ^a,b  

^a LONDON SCHOOL OF HYGIENE AND TROPICAL MEDICINE   (United Kingdom)

^b ROYAL COLLEGE OF SURGEONS OF ENGLAND   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

access to healthcare; health inequalities; patient reported outcomes; surgery

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTHROPATHY; ARTICLE; DECISION MAKING; DEMOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH DISPARITY; HIP ARTHROPLASTY; HUMAN; KNEE ARTHROPLASTY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NATIONAL HEALTH SERVICE; PATHOLOGY; RISK; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; SOCIAL CLASS; TIME; UNITED KINGDOM;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ARTHROPLASTY, REPLACEMENT, HIP; ARTHROPLASTY, REPLACEMENT, KNEE; DECISION MAKING; DEMOGRAPHY; FEMALE; GREAT BRITAIN; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HEALTH STATUS DISPARITIES; HUMANS; JOINT DISEASES; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; ODDS RATIO; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; SOCIAL CLASS; STATE MEDICINE; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 84865612588     PISSN: 17413842     EISSN: 17413850     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/pubmed/fdr119     Document Type: Article

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