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A population-based survival analysis describing the association of body mass index on time to revision for total hip and knee replacements: results from the UK general practice research database

OBJECTIVES: Against a backdrop of rising levels of obesity, we describe and estimate associations of body mass index (BMI), age and gender with time to revision for participants undergoing primary total hip (THR) or knee (TKR) replacement in the UK. DESIGN: Population-based cohort study. SETTING: Ro...

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Autores principales: Culliford, David, Maskell, Joe, Judge, Andy, Arden, Nigel K
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BMJ Publishing Group 2013
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3845068/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24285628
http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2013-003614