Racial disparity in knee arthroplasty utilization in the veterans health administration

Arthritis Rheum. 2005 Dec 15;53(6):979-81. doi: 10.1002/art.21596.

Authors

Alvin Jones¹, C Kent Kwoh, Mary E Kelley, Said A Ibrahim

Affiliation

¹ Center for Health Equity Research and Promotion, VA Pittsburgh Healthcare System, and the University of Pittsburgh, School of Medicine, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 15240, USA.

PMID: 16342110
DOI: 10.1002/art.21596

No abstract available

Publication types

Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
Research Support, U.S. Gov't, Non-P.H.S.

MeSH terms

Aged
Arthroplasty, Replacement, Knee / statistics & numerical data*
Black or African American / statistics & numerical data
Delivery of Health Care / statistics & numerical data*
Ethnicity / statistics & numerical data*
Female
Health Services Accessibility / statistics & numerical data*
Humans
Male
Middle Aged
Osteoarthritis, Knee / ethnology*
Osteoarthritis, Knee / surgery
Patient Selection
Pennsylvania / epidemiology
Socioeconomic Factors
Veterans*
White People / statistics & numerical data