Waiting time for nursing home admission in a voluntary single-entry system

Canadian Journal on Aging

Volumn 16, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 17-29

  Thompson, Laurence G ^a  

^a Services Utilization and Research Commission   (Canada)

Author keywords

long term care; nursing homes; Saskatchewan; single entry; time to event analysis; waiting lists

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; CANADA; FEMALE; GERIATRIC PATIENT; HEALTH CARE ORGANIZATION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NURSING HOME;

EID: 0030824792     PISSN: 07149808     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0714980800014136     Document Type: Article

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