Statement on Wait Times in Obstetrics and Gynaecology

Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology Canada

Volumn 30, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 248-257

  Farrell, Scott ^a   Roye, Charmaine ^b   Crane, Joan ^a   Davis, Don ^c   Heywood, Mark ^a   Lalonde, André ^a   Leyland, Nicolas ^a   Senikas, Vyta ^a   Menard, Christiane ^a  

^a NONE

^b Brantford ON   (Canada)

^c Medicine Hat Electric Generation   (Canada)

Author keywords

Benchmarks; Gynaecology; Obstetrics; Wait times

Indexed keywords

ANESTHESIOLOGY; ARTICLE; CANADA; CESAREAN SECTION; COLPOSCOPY; CONSULTATION; CYTOLOGY; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; DISEASE SURVEILLANCE; EMERGENCY CARE; EMERGENCY CESAREAN SECTION; FEMALE GENITAL TRACT CANCER; FETUS ECHOGRAPHY; GASTROENTEROLOGY; GESTATIONAL AGE; GOVERNMENT; GYNECOLOGIST; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH SERVICE; HEART SURGERY; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HOSPITAL DEPARTMENT; HUMAN; MEDICAL INFORMATION SYSTEM; MEDICAL PRACTICE; MEDICAL SOCIETY; NEOPLASM; OBSTETRICIAN; PELVIC ORGAN PROLAPSE; PERINATAL CARE; PLASTIC SURGERY; PREGNANT WOMAN; PRENATAL DIAGNOSIS; PRENATAL SCREENING; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; PSYCHIATRY; PUERPERIUM; QUALITY CONTROL; REPLACEMENT ARTHROPLASTY; RISK FACTOR; SCHEDULED CESAREAN SECTION; STATISTICS; TROPHOBLASTIC TUMOR; URGENT CESAREAN SECTION; URINE INCONTINENCE; UTERUS BLEEDING; VISION; WATCHFUL WAITING; GYNECOLOGY; OBSTETRICS; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; STANDARD; TIME;

BENCHMARKING; CANADA; DELIVERY OF HEALTH CARE; GYNECOLOGY; HUMANS; OBSTETRICS; TIME FACTORS; WAITING LISTS;

EID: 44649159533     PISSN: 17012163     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1701-2163(16)32763-3     Document Type: Article

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