Access to an outpatient cardiology consultation in southwestern Ontario

Canadian Journal of Cardiology

Volumn 15, Issue 8, 1999, Pages 879-883

  Massel, David ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN ONTARIO   (Canada)

^b LONDON HEALTH SCIENCES CENTRE   (Canada)

Author keywords

Health care delivery

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CANADA; CARDIOLOGY; COMMUNITY MEDICINE; CONSULTATION; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HUMAN; INTERNAL MEDICINE; MEDICAL EDUCATION; MEDICAL SPECIALIST; OUTPATIENT; TELEPHONE;

ACADEMIC MEDICAL CENTERS; AMBULATORY CARE; CARDIOLOGY; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HUMANS; ONTARIO; POPULATION DENSITY; PRIVATE PRACTICE; REFERRAL AND CONSULTATION; WAITING LISTS;

EID: 0032790571     PISSN: 0828282X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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