Impact and inequity of inpatient waiting times for advanced cardiovascular services in community hospitals across the Greater Toronto Area

Canadian Journal of Cardiology

Volumn 15, Issue 7, 1999, Pages 777-782

  Singh, Narendra ^a   Gupta, Milan ^b   Fell, David ^c   Gangbar, Eric ^d  

^a Rouge Valley Health System   (Canada)

^b N W GTA Corp Brampton Campus ^*  (Canada)

^c SCARBOROUGH HOSPITAL   (Canada)

^d York Central Hospital Richmond Hill   (Canada)

Author keywords

Angioplasty; Bypass; Catheterization; Health care delivery; Health economics; Mortality

Indexed keywords

ANGIOPLASTY; ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL HEART PACEMAKER; BYPASS SURGERY; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; COMMUNITY HOSPITAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEATH; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEART CATHETERIZATION; HOSPITAL LABORATORY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MORBIDITY;

CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES; HOSPITAL DEPARTMENTS; HOSPITALS, COMMUNITY; HUMANS; ONTARIO; PATIENT SATISFACTION; WAITING LISTS;

EID: 0032813011     PISSN: 0828282X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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