Does a Patient-centered Educational Intervention Affect African-American Access to Knee Replacement? A Randomized Trial.

A TKA is the most effective and cost-effective surgical option for moderate to severe osteoarthritis (OA) of the knee. Yet, black patients are less willing to undergo knee replacement surgery than white patients. Decision aids help people understand treatment options and consider the personal import...

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Main Authors: Vina, Ernest R, Richardson, Diane, Medvedeva, Elina, Kent Kwoh, C, Collier, Aliya, Ibrahim, Said A
Other Authors: Univ Arizona, Sch Med
Language:en
Published: Springer 2016
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/10150/621272
http://arizona.openrepository.com/arizona/handle/10150/621272