Factors and Consequences of Waiting Times for Total Hip Arthroplasty
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Waiting times and patient perspectives for total hip and knee arthroplasty in rural and urban Ontario.
BACKGROUND The demand for total hip and total knee arthroplasties is increasing as are the waiting times for these procedures. Because of the differences between rural and urban areas in terms of the provision of arthroplasty services and between the 2 patient groups, patient perspectives of waiting times may also be different. METHODS To compare waiting times for initial orthopedic consultat...
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عنوان ژورنال: Clinical Orthopaedics & Related Research
سال: 2011
ISSN: 0009-921X
DOI: 10.1007/s11999-010-1753-2