Early consultation with a rheumatologist for RA: Does it reduce subsequent use of orthopaedic surgery?

Rheumatology (United Kingdom)

Volumn 52, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 452-459

  Feldman, Debbie Ehrmann ^a,b   Bernatsky, Sasha ^c   Houde, Michelle ^b   Beauchamp, Marie Eve ^c   Abrahamowicz, Michal ^c  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DE MONTRÉAL   (Canada)

^b INSTITUT NATIONAL DE SANTÉ PUBLIQUE DU QUÉBEC   (Canada)

^c MCGILL UNIVERSITY HEALTH CENTRE   (Canada)

Author keywords

Health services; Orthopaedic surgery; RA; Referral

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; COHORT ANALYSIS; CONSULTATION; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HAZARD RATIO; HUMAN; ICD-10; ICD-9; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; ORTHOPEDIC SURGERY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROPORTIONAL HAZARDS MODEL; RHEUMATOID ARTHRITIS; RHEUMATOLOGY; TREATMENT DURATION; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADULT; AGED; ARTHRITIS, RHEUMATOID; COHORT STUDIES; DISEASE PROGRESSION; EARLY MEDICAL INTERVENTION; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; ORTHOPEDIC PROCEDURES; PROPORTIONAL HAZARDS MODELS; QUEBEC; REFERRAL AND CONSULTATION; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RHEUMATOLOGY; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 84874068059     PISSN: 14620324     EISSN: 14620332     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/rheumatology/kes231     Document Type: Article

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