Can single-stop carpal tunnel syndrome assessment clinics reduce waiting time to surgery?

Clinical Governance

Volumn 9, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 222-224

  Bassi, R S ^a   Haidar, S G ^a   Gupta, A K ^a   Sinha, A K ^a   Deshmukh, S C ^a  

^a CITY HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Health services; Surgery; Waiting lists

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CARPAL TUNNEL SYNDROME; CONTROLLED STUDY; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; FEMALE; GENERAL PRACTITIONER; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NECK INJURY; PARESTHESIA; PATIENT REFERRAL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SOFT TISSUE INJURY; TIME;

EID: 10244266454     PISSN: 14777274     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/14777270410566625     Document Type: Article

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