Titanic surgical waiting lists: What lies beneath?

ANZ Journal of Surgery

Volumn 73, Issue 10, 2003, Pages 781-

  Spigelman, Allan D ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEWCASTLE   (Australia)

^b Clinical Governance Unit   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CLINICAL PRACTICE; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HOSPITAL CARE; HUMAN; MEDICAL CARE; MEDICAL DECISION MAKING; MEDICAL SOCIETY; NOTE; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; SURGEON; SURGICAL PATIENT; UNITED KINGDOM; AUSTRALIA; ELECTIVE SURGERY; HIP ARTHROPLASTY; MALE; PROSTATECTOMY;

ARTHROPLASTY, REPLACEMENT, HIP; HUMANS; MALE; PROSTATECTOMY; SURGICAL PROCEDURES, ELECTIVE; VICTORIA; WAITING LISTS;

EID: 0344754927     PISSN: 14451433     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1445-2197.2003.02811.x     Document Type: Note

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