Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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8799238 | The Journal of Arthroplasty | 2018 | 5 Pages |
Abstract
Health-care policy based purely on the economic costs may place morbidly obese and super-obese patients at risk of losing arthroplasty care, thereby denying them access to the comparable quality of life improvements.
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Authors
Karthikeyan E. MD, Jacquelyn D. PhD, Lyndsay E. PhD, Richard W. MD, MSc, FRCSC, Edward M. MD, MSc, FRCSC,