Surgery or consultation: a population-based cohort study of use of orthopaedic surgeon services.

This population-based cohort study has the objective to understand the sociodemographic characteristics and health conditions of patients who do not receive surgery within 18 months following an ambulatory visit to an orthopaedic surgeon.Administrative healthcare databases in Ontario, Canada were li...

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Main Authors: Elizabeth M Badley, Mayilee Canizares, Crystal MacKay, Nizar N Mahomed, Aileen M Davis
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2013-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3672140?pdf=render