Meeting the challenge of reducing waiting times for surgery;Relever le défi de la réduction des temps d'attente en chirurgie

Canadian Journal of Surgery

Volumn 48, Issue 5, 2005, Pages 349-351

  Warnock, Garth L ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CANCER; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; EDITORIAL; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HEALTH CARE ORGANIZATION; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HEALTH SERVICE; HEART SURGERY; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; JOINT SURGERY; TIME;

ARTHROPLASTY, REPLACEMENT, HIP; ARTHROPLASTY, REPLACEMENT, KNEE; HUMANS; ONTARIO; RURAL POPULATION; SURGICAL PROCEDURES, OPERATIVE; URBAN POPULATION; WAITING LISTS;

EID: 27144481357     PISSN: 0008428X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Editorial

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