Equity in Canadian health care: Does socioeconomic status affect waiting times for elective surgery?

CMAJ. Canadian Medical Association Journal

Volumn 168, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 413-416

  Shortt, Samuel E D ^a   Shaw, Ralph A ^a  

^a QUEEN S UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CANADA; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; ELECTIVE SURGERY; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HEALTH CENTER; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PREOPERATIVE PERIOD; SOCIOECONOMICS; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE;

EID: 0037452574     PISSN: 08203946     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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