The importance of outcome measurement in orthopaedics

Clinical Orthopaedics and Related Research

Volumn 471, Issue 11, 2013, Pages 3409-3411

  Ayers, David C ^a   Bozic, Kevin J ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; COMORBIDITY; EMOTION; FUNCTIONAL ASSESSMENT; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HUMAN; INTERNET; JOB SATISFACTION; JOINT PROSTHESIS; MEDICAL DECISION MAKING; MEDICAL SOCIETY; ORTHOPEDIC SURGEON; ORTHOPEDIC SURGERY; ORTHOPEDICS; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PAIN ASSESSMENT; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY OF LIFE; REIMBURSEMENT; REOPERATION; SELF REPORT; SOCIAL STATUS;

EID: 84885947405     PISSN: 0009921X     EISSN: 15281132     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11999-013-3224-z     Document Type: Article

References (5)

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