A systematic review of cancer waiting time audits

Quality and Safety in Health Care

Volumn 14, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 62-66

  Lewis, R ^b   Collins, R ^a,c   Flynn, A ^c   Dean, M Emmans ^a   Myers, L ^a   Wilson, P ^a   Eastwood, A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF YORK   (United Kingdom)

^b CARDIFF UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^c GUY'S AND ST THOMAS' NHS FOUNDATION TRUST   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HUMAN; MEDICAL AUDIT; NATIONAL HEALTH SERVICE; PATIENT REFERRAL; QUALITY CONTROL; REVIEW; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; UNITED KINGDOM;

ENGLAND; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MANAGEMENT AUDIT; NEOPLASMS; QUALITY ASSURANCE, HEALTH CARE; WAITING LISTS; WALES;

EID: 13544257220     PISSN: 14753898     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/qshc.2004.013359     Document Type: Review

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