Identification of criteria for the prioritisation of patients for elective general surgery

Journal of Health Services Research and Policy

Volumn 9, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 28-33

  MacCormick, Andrew D ^a   Macmillan, Alexandra ^a   Parry, Bryan ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF AUCKLAND   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HEALTH CARE;

ARTICLE; ECONOMIC ASPECT; ELECTIVE SURGERY; GENERAL SURGERY; HUMAN; MEDICAL DECISION MAKING; NEW ZEALAND; NORMAL HUMAN; PATIENT; PATIENT SELECTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUALITY OF LIFE; RELIABILITY; SOCIAL ASPECT; TREATMENT INDICATION; VALIDATION PROCESS; VISUAL ANALOG SCALE;

EID: 0842327283     PISSN: 13558196     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1258/135581904322716085     Document Type: Article

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