Age and racial/ethnic disparities in arthritis-related hip and knee surgeries.
BACKGROUND: Nearly 18 million Americans experience limitations due to their arthritis. Documented disparities according to racial/ethnic groups in the use of surgical interventions such as knee and hip arthroplasty are largely based on data from Medicare beneficiaries age 65 or older. Whether there...
| Publicado en: | Medical Care Vol. 46; no. 2; pp. 200 - 209 |
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| Autores principales: | , , , , , , |
| Formato: | research tables/charts Journal Article |
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Lippincott Williams & Wilkins
2008 Feb
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