What effect have commissioners’ policies for body mass index had on hip replacement surgery?: an interrupted time series analysis from the National Joint Registry for England

BACKGROUND: Despite their widespread use, the impact of commissioners’ policies for body mass index (BMI) for access to elective surgery is not clear. Policy use varies by locality, and there are concerns that these policies may worsen health inequalities. The aim of this study was to assess the imp...

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Autores principales: McLaughlin, Joanna, Kipping, Ruth, Owen-Smith, Amanda, McLeod, Hugh, Hawley, Samuel, Wilkinson, J. Mark, Judge, Andrew
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2023
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Research Article
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10260274/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/37308999
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12916-023-02899-3

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10260274/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/37308999
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12916-023-02899-3

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