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Effects of clinical pathways in the joint replacement: a meta-analysis

A Barbieri1, K Vanhaecht2, P Van Herck2, W Sermeus2, F Faggiano1, S Marchisio3 and M Panella1,4*

Author Affiliations

1 Department of Clinical and Experimental Medicine, University of Eastern Piedmont 'A. Avogadro', Novara, Italy

2 Center for Health Services and Nursing Research, Catholic University Leuven, Leuven, Belgium

3 Department of Public Health, University Politecnica delle Marche, Ancona, Italy

4 Sainte Rita Hospital Trust, Vercelli, Italy

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BMC Medicine 2009, 7:32 doi:10.1186/1741-7015-7-32

Published: 1 July 2009

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Descriptive information of studies included in the meta-analysis.

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