Race and elective joint replacement: Where a disparity meets patient preference

American Journal of Public Health

Volumn 103, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 583-584

  Ibrahim, Said A ^a,b   Franklin, Patricia D ^c  

^a VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTHROPATHY; ARTHROPLASTY; EDITORIAL; ELECTIVE SURGERY; ETHNIC GROUP; ETHNOLOGY; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE DISPARITY; HUMAN; PATIENT PREFERENCE; STATISTICS; UNITED STATES;

ARTHROPLASTY, REPLACEMENT; ETHNIC GROUPS; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HEALTHCARE DISPARITIES; HUMANS; JOINT DISEASES; PATIENT PREFERENCE; SURGICAL PROCEDURES, ELECTIVE; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84875165335     PISSN: 00900036     EISSN: 15410048     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2105/AJPH.2012.301077     Document Type: Editorial

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