title: Response to two recent BMJ papers on mortality after hip replacement: comparative modelling study.
authors.affiliation: Warwick Evidence, Warwick Medical School, University of Warwick, Coventry CV4 7AL, UK.
authors.forename: Ngianga-Bakwin
authors.initials: NB
authors.lastname: Kandala
authors.forename: Martin
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Connock
authors.forename: Ruth
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Pulikottil-Jacob
authors.forename: Hema
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Mistry
authors.forename: Paul
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Sutcliffe
authors.forename: Matthew
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Costa
authors.forename: Aileen
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Clarke
mesh_terms: D019644:Arthroplasty, Replacement, Hip / Q000379:methods* / Q000401:mortality*; D005260:Female; D006621:Hip Joint / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D061825:Metal-on-Metal Joint Prostheses / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D015207:Osteoarthritis, Hip / Q000401:mortality* / Q000601:surgery*