Utilization of low-volume hospitals for total hip replacement.

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Published in Arthritis Rheum on October 15, 2004

Authors

Elena Losina1, Jane Barrett, John A Baron, Matthew Levy, Charlotte B Phillips, Jeffrey N Katz

Author Affiliations

1: Boston University School of Public Health and Robert B. Brigham Arthritis Clinical Research Center, Boston, Massachusetts, USA. lenal@bu.edu

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