Do english NHS waiting time targets distort treatment priorities in orthopaedic surgery?

Journal of Health Services Research and Policy

Volumn 10, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 167-172

  Appleby, John ^a   Boyle, Seán ^b   Devlin, Nancy ^c   Harley, Mike ^d   Harrison, Anthony ^a   Thorlby, Ruth ^a  

^a KING S FUND   (United Kingdom)

^b LONDON SCHOOL OF ECONOMICS   (United Kingdom)

^c CITY UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^d UNIVERSITY OF BIRMINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; INJURY; KNEE ARTHROPLASTY; MEDICAL DECISION MAKING; NATIONAL HEALTH SERVICE; ORTHOPEDIC SURGERY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TOTAL HIP PROSTHESIS; TREATMENT INDICATION;

ENGLAND; HUMANS; ORGANIZATIONAL OBJECTIVES; ORTHOPEDICS; STATE MEDICINE; WAITING LISTS;

EID: 22244443703     PISSN: 13558196     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1258/1355819054339022     Document Type: Article

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