Why do not all hip- and knee patients facing long waiting times accept re-referral to hospitals with short waiting time?. Questionnaire study

Health Policy

Volumn 77, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 318-325

  Birk, Hans Okkels ^a   Henriksen, Lars Onsberg ^a  

^a Department of Health ^*  (Denmark)

Author keywords

Choice behaviour; Patient mobility; Waiting lists; Waiting time

Indexed keywords

AGE DISTRIBUTION; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC TEST; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HOSPITAL CARE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PATIENT REFERRAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; TOTAL HIP PROSTHESIS; TOTAL KNEE REPLACEMENT; VALIDATION PROCESS;

ARTHROPLASTY, REPLACEMENT, HIP; ARTHROPLASTY, REPLACEMENT, KNEE; CHOICE BEHAVIOR; DENMARK; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; NATIONAL HEALTH PROGRAMS; QUESTIONNAIRES; REFERRAL AND CONSULTATION; WAITING LISTS;

EID: 33745668897     PISSN: 01688510     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.healthpol.2005.08.002     Document Type: Article

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