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Statistical analysis of arthroplasty data

II. Guidelines

Jonas Ranstam Swedish National Competence Center Musculoskeletal Disorders, Skåne University Hospital, Lund, The Swedish Knee Arthroplasty Register, and Lund UniversityCorrespondence[email protected]
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Johan Kärrholm The Swedish Hip Arthroplasty Register, Sahlgrenska University Hospital and Göteborg University, Göteborg, Sweden
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Pekka Pulkkinen The Finnish Arthroplasty Register and Department of Public Health, University of Helsinki
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Keijo Mäkelä The Finnish Arthroplasty Register and Turku University Central Hospital, Turku, Finland
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Birgitte Espehaug The Norwegian Arthroplasty Register, Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Haukeland University Hospital, Bergen, Norway
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Alma Becic Pedersen The Danish Hip and Knee Arthroplasty Register, Department of Clinical Epidemiology, Competence Center North, Aarhus University Hospital, Aarhus, Denmark
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Frank Mehnert The Danish Hip and Knee Arthroplasty Register, Department of Clinical Epidemiology, Competence Center North, Aarhus University Hospital, Aarhus, Denmark
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Ove Furnes The Norwegian Arthroplasty Register, Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Haukeland University Hospital, Bergen, Norway;Department of Surgical Sciences, University of Bergen, Norway
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Pages 258-267 | Received 27 Mar 2011, Accepted 14 Apr 2011, Published online: 30 May 2011

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