Racial and Ethnic Differences in Total Knee Arthroplasty in the Veterans Affairs Health Care System, 2001

Racial and Ethnic Differences in Total Knee Arthroplasty in the Veterans Affairs Health Care System, 2001–2013

Published:2017-07-10 Issue:8 Volume:69 Page:1171-1178
ISSN:2151-464X
Container-title:Arthritis Care & Research
language:en
Short-container-title:Arthritis Care & Research

Author:

Hausmann Leslie R. M.¹,Brandt Cynthia A.²,Carroll Constance M.³,Fenton Brenda T.⁴,Ibrahim Said A.⁵,Becker William C.²,Burgess Diana J.⁶,Wandner Laura D.⁷,Bair Matthew J.⁸,Goulet Joseph L.²

Affiliation:

1. VA Pittsburgh Healthcare System, Center for Health Equity Research and Promotion, and University of PittsburghPittsburgh Pennsylvania

2. VA Connecticut Healthcare System, Pain Research, Informatics, Multimorbidities, and Education Center, West Haven, and Yale School of MedicineNew Haven Connecticut

3. Yale School of MedicineNew Haven Connecticut

4. VA Connecticut Healthcare System, Pain Research, Informatics, Multimorbidities, and Education Center, West Haven, and Yale School of Public HealthNew Haven Connecticut

5. Corporal Michael J. Crescenz VA Medical Center, Center for Health Equity Research and Promotion, and University of PennsylvaniaPhiladelphia

6. Minneapolis VA Healthcare System, Center for Chronic Disease Outcomes Research and University of MinnesotaMinneapolis

7. Walter Reed National Military Medical CenterBethesda Maryland

8. Richard L. Roudebush VA Medical Center, Center for Health Information and Communication, Indiana University School of Medicine, and Regenstrief InstituteIndianapolis

Funder

Health Services Research and Development

Publisher

Wiley

Subject

Rheumatology

Link

https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/pdf/10.1002/acr.23137

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