Anterior cruciate ligament injury and access to care in South Florida: Does insurance status play a role?

Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery

Volumn 94, Issue 24, 2012, Pages e183(1)-

  Baraga, Michael G ^a   Smith, Marvin K ^a   Tanner, Jean P ^b   Kaplan, Lee D ^a   Lesniak, Bryson P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MIAMI MILLER SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH FLORIDA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AMBULATORY CARE; ANTERIOR CRUCIATE LIGAMENT INJURY; ARTICLE; EMERGENCY WARD; EMPLOYMENT STATUS; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAID; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; ORTHOPEDIC SURGEON; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPORTS MEDICINE; TIME; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84871522315     PISSN: 00219355     EISSN: 15351386     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2106/JBJS.K.00852     Document Type: Article

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