title: Appropriateness criteria and elective procedures--total joint arthroplasty.
authors.affiliation: Department of Public Health, Weill Cornell Medical College, New York, USA.
authors.forename: Hassan M K
authors.initials: HM
authors.lastname: Ghomrawi
authors.forename: Bruce R
authors.initials: BR
authors.lastname: Schackman
authors.forename: Alvin I
authors.initials: AI
authors.lastname: Mushlin
mesh_terms: D060866:Accountable Care Organizations; D019643:Arthroplasty, Replacement / Q000191:economics / Q000592:standards* / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D019644:Arthroplasty, Replacement, Hip / Q000592:standards; D019645:Arthroplasty, Replacement, Knee / Q000592:standards; D003363:Cost Control; D017558:Elective Surgical Procedures / Q000191:economics / Q000592:standards* / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D019317:Evidence-Based Medicine; D006801:Humans; D010003:Osteoarthritis / Q000601:surgery; D014481:United States