Journal of Clinical Epidemiology
Volume 56, Issue 11 , Pages 1046-1054 , November 2003

Is the health utilities index responsive in total hip arthroplasty patients?

  • Chris Blanchard

      Affiliations

    • School of Human Kinetics, University of Ottawa, 125 University Street, Ottawa, ON K1N 6N5, Canada
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  • David Feeny

      Affiliations

    • Institute of Health Economics#1200, 10405 Jasper Avenue, Edmonton, AB T5J 3N4, Canada
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Tel.: 780-448-4881; fax: 780-448-0018.
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  • Jeffrey L Mahon

      Affiliations

    • Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, University of Western Ontario, Room 60F-11, LHSC-UC, 339 Windermere Road, London, ON N6A 5A5, Canada
    • ,
  • Robert Bourne

      Affiliations

    • Department of Surgery, London Health Sciences Centre University Campus, Post Office Box 5339, 339 Windermere Road, London, ON N6A 5A5, Canada
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  • Cecil Rorabeck

      Affiliations

    • Department of Surgery, London Health Sciences Centre University Campus, Post Office Box 5339, 339 Windermere Road, London, ON N6A 5A5, Canada
    • ,
  • Larry Stitt

      Affiliations

    • Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, University of Western Ontario, Room 60F-11, LHSC-UC, 339 Windermere Road, London, ON N6A 5A5, Canada
    • ,
  • Susan Webster-Bogaert

      Affiliations

    • Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, University of Western Ontario, Room 60F-11, LHSC-UC, 339 Windermere Road, London, ON N6A 5A5, Canada

,Accepted 12 May 2003.

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PII: S0895-4356(03)00203-8

doi: 10.1016/S0895-4356(03)00203-8

Journal of Clinical Epidemiology
Volume 56, Issue 11 , Pages 1046-1054 , November 2003

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