Queueing for coronary surgery during severe supply-demand mismatch in a Canadian referral centre: A case study of implicit rationing

Social Science and Medicine

Volumn 37, Issue 1, 1993, Pages 61-67

  Naylor, C David ^a,b,c,d   Levinton, Carey M ^a   Wheeler, Susan ^c   Hunter, Linda ^c  

^a SUNNYBROOK RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^c Metropolitan Toronto Cardiovascular Triage and Registry Program ^*  (Canada)

^d INSTITUTE FOR CLINICAL EVALUATIVE SCIENCES   (Canada)

Author keywords

coronary artery bypass surgery; coronary revascularization; health policy; rationing; waiting lists

Indexed keywords

ANGIOCARDIOGRAPHY; CANADA; CASE STUDY; CONFERENCE PAPER; CORONARY ARTERY SURGERY; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HOSPITAL FINANCE; HOSPITAL PATIENT; HUMAN; MEDICAL AUDIT; PATIENT CODING; PATIENT REFERRAL;

CARDIOLOGY SERVICE, HOSPITAL; CORONARY ANGIOGRAPHY; CORONARY ARTERY BYPASS; EMERGENCIES; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE RATIONING; HUMAN; MALE; ONTARIO; OUTCOME AND PROCESS ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); REFERRAL AND CONSULTATION; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SUPPORT, NON-U.S. GOV'T; WAITING LISTS;

EID: 0027317039     PISSN: 02779536     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0277-9536(93)90318-X     Document Type: Article

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