Access to specialist gastroenterology care in Canada: Comparison of wait times and consensus targets

Canadian Journal of Gastroenterology

Volumn 22, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 161-168

  Leddin, Desmond ^a,g   Armstrong, David ^b   Barkun, Alan N G ^c   Chen, Ying ^b   Daniels, Sandra ^d   Hollingworth, Roger ^e   Hunt, Richard H ^b   Paterson, William G ^f  

^a DALHOUSIE UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b MCMASTER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^c MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^d Canadian Association of Gastroenterology   (Canada)

^e CREDIT VALLEY HOSPITAL   (Canada)

^f QUEEN S UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^g QUEEN ELIZABETH II HEALTH SCIENCES CENTRE   (Canada)

Author keywords

Access; Benchmark; Digestive disease; Health care; Recommendation; Target; Wait time

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CANADA; CHRONIC DISEASE; CONSTIPATION; DIGESTIVE SYSTEM CANCER; DYSPEPSIA; ENTERITIS; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; GASTROENTEROLOGY; GASTROINTESTINAL DISEASE; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HUMAN; IRON DEFICIENCY ANEMIA; MEDICAL AUDIT; MEDICAL SPECIALIST; OCCULT BLOOD; PATIENT REFERRAL; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SYMPTOM; TIME; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONSENSUS; DIGESTIVE SYSTEM DISEASE; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; MEDICAL SOCIETY; STATISTICS;

CANADA; CONSENSUS; DIGESTIVE SYSTEM DISEASES; GASTROENTEROLOGY; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HUMANS; MEDICAL AUDIT; PRACTICE GUIDELINES AS TOPIC; REFERRAL AND CONSULTATION; SOCIETIES, MEDICAL; TIME FACTORS; WAITING LISTS;

EID: 42449148442     PISSN: 08357900     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1155/2008/479684     Document Type: Article

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