Tackling excessive waiting times for elective surgery: A comparative analysis of policies in 12 OECD countries

Health Policy

Volumn 72, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 201-215

  Siciliani, Luigi ^a   Hurst, Jeremy ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF YORK   (United Kingdom)

^b OECD   (France)

Author keywords

Elective surgery; International comparisons; Policy; Waiting times

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; CANADA; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DENMARK; ELECTIVE SURGERY; FINLAND; HEALTH CARE FINANCING; HEALTH CARE POLICY; IRELAND; ITALY; NETHERLANDS; NEW ZEALAND; NORWAY; PRODUCTIVITY; REWARD; SPAIN; SWEDEN; TIME; UNITED KINGDOM;

EID: 15744369265     PISSN: 01688510     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.healthpol.2004.07.003     Document Type: Article

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