The evaluation of a formalized queue management system for coronary angiography waiting lists

Canadian Journal of Cardiology

Volumn 21, Issue 13, 2005, Pages 1203-1209

  Alter, David A ^a,b   Newman, Alice M ^a   Cohen, Eric A ^b   Sykora, Kathy ^a   Tu, Jack V ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^b SUNNYBROOK RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Canada)

Author keywords

Canada; Coronary angiography; Formalized queuing systems; Mortality; Waiting lists

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ANGIOCARDIOGRAPHY; ARTICLE; CANADA; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HOSPITAL MANAGEMENT; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORTALITY; PATIENT CARE; PATIENT SELECTION; RATING SCALE; SURVIVAL TIME; TIME;

AGED; CORONARY ANGIOGRAPHY; DECISION MAKING; DELPHI TECHNIQUE; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; ONTARIO; PATIENT SELECTION; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TRIAGE; WAITING LISTS;

EID: 29544431711     PISSN: 0828282X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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