Do case-generic measures of queue performance for bypass surgery accurately reflect the waiting-list experiences of those most urgent?

Journal of Evaluation in Clinical Practice

Volumn 12, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 87-93

  Burstein, Jason ^a   Lee, Douglas S ^b   Alter, David A ^c,d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^b HEART AND STROKE FOUNDATION OF CANADA   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^d INSTITUTE FOR CLINICAL EVALUATIVE SCIENCES   (Canada)

Author keywords

Coronary artery bypass surgery; Measurement; Triage; Waiting lists

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CANADA; CORONARY ARTERY BYPASS GRAFT; DISEASE SEVERITY; ELECTIVE SURGERY; EMERGENCY SURGERY; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

CORONARY ARTERY BYPASS; HEALTH CARE RATIONING; HUMANS; PATIENTS; QUALITY INDICATORS, HEALTH CARE; TIME FACTORS; WAITING LISTS;

EID: 32344448428     PISSN: 13561294     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2753.2005.00611.x     Document Type: Article

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