Geographical variation in the provision of elective primary hip and knee replacement: the role of socio-demographic, hospital and distance variables.
BACKGROUND: To explore inequalities in the provision of hip/knee replacement surgery and produce small-area estimates of provision to inform local health planning. METHODS: Hospital Episode Statistics were used to explore inequalities in the provision of primary hip/knee operations in English NHS ho...
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Format: | Journal article |
Jezik: | English |
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2009
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