Access to hip and knee replacement surgery in patients with chronic diseases according to patient-reported pain and functional status

Access to hip and knee replacement surgery in patients with chronic diseases according to patient-reported pain and functional status

Abstract Background An increasing number of patients undergoing hip or knee replacement have chronic diseases. It has been suggested that the presence of chronic diseases may affect access to this type of surgery in the English National Health Service (NHS). We examined the access to hip and knee re...

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Main Authors: Bélène Podmore, Andrew Hutchings, Sujith Konan, John Robson, Jan van der Meulen
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2020-07-01
Series:BMC Health Services Research
Subjects:
Healthcare disparities
Access to surgery
Chronic disease
Surgical procedure
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12913-020-05464-3

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