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Abstract
This article considers the pre-operative physical, psychological and social factors that affect the outcomes of patients undergoing total hip and total knee replacement surgery. The implications for patient assessment before surgery are discussed and suggestions made about how interventions can be tailored so that patients' needs are met.Entities:
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Year: 2007 PMID: 17944139 DOI: 10.7748/ns2007.09.22.2.50.c4618
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Nurs Stand ISSN: 0029-6570