|Articles|May 1, 2002

May 2002
Volume 8
Issue 5

The SF-36 General Health Status Survey Documents the Burden of Osteoarthritis and the Benefits of Total Joint Arthroplasty: But Why Should We Use It?

Author(s)Gary M. Kiebzak, PhD, Meredith Campbell, BS, David R. Mauerhan, MD

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