Dr. Fortin is a Senior Research Scholar of The Arthritis Society.
Research Article
Timing of total joint replacement affects clinical outcomes among patients with osteoarthritis of the hip or knee
Article first published online: 12 DEC 2002
DOI: 10.1002/art.10631
Copyright © 2002 by the American College of Rheumatology
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Fortin, P. R., Penrod, J. R., Clarke, A. E., St-Pierre, Y., Joseph, L., Bélisle, P., Liang, M. H., Ferland, D., Phillips, C. B., Mahomed, N., Tanzer, M., Sledge, C., Fossel, A. H. and Katz, J. N. (2002), Timing of total joint replacement affects clinical outcomes among patients with osteoarthritis of the hip or knee. Arthritis & Rheumatism, 46: 3327–3330. doi: 10.1002/art.10631
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Dr. Fortin is a Senior Research Scholar of The Arthritis Society.
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Dr. Penrod receives an internal award from the Montreal General Hospital Research Institute.
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Dr. Clarke is a Canadian Institute for Health Research (CIHR) Investigator.
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Dr. Joseph is a Senior CIHR Investigator.
Publication History
- Issue published online: 12 DEC 2002
- Article first published online: 12 DEC 2002
- Manuscript Accepted: 8 AUG 2002
- Manuscript Received: 25 JAN 2002
Funded by
- Canadian Orthopaedic Foundation
- Canadian Arthritis Network
- NIH. Grant Number: AR-36308
- Arthritis Foundation
- NIH. Grant Numbers: K24-AR-02123, P60-AR-47782
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