A rural CT scanner: Evaluating the effect on local health care

Canadian Association of Radiologists Journal

Volumn 57, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 224-231

  Merkens, Barbara J ^a   Mowbray, R Douglas ^b   Creeden, Larry ^b   Engels, Paul T ^c   Rothwell, Deanna M ^d   Chan, Benjamin T B ^e   Tu, Karen ^e  

^a Barbara Merkens and Associates   (Canada)

^b Department of Diagnostic Imaging   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN ONTARIO   (Canada)

^d INSTITUTE FOR CLINICAL EVALUATIVE SCIENCES   (Canada)

^e UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

Author keywords

Access; Computed tomography; Equity; Rural health services

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHY SCANNER; CONTROLLED STUDY; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HUMAN; MEDICAL PRACTICE; PATIENT MONITORING; PHYSICIAN; PILOT STUDY; QUESTIONNAIRE; RURAL HEALTH CARE; SEMI STRUCTURED INTERVIEW; URBAN AREA;

ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; FEMALE; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HUMANS; MALE; ONTARIO; PATIENT SATISFACTION; QUESTIONNAIRES; RURAL HEALTH SERVICES; TOMOGRAPHY SCANNERS, X-RAY COMPUTED;

EID: 33749646461     PISSN: 08465371     EISSN: 08465371     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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