Willingness of patients to change surgeons for a shorter waiting time for joint arthroplasty

CMAJ. Canadian Medical Association Journal

Volumn 179, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 327-332

  Conner Spady, Barbara ^a,b,g   Sanmartin, Claudia ^a,c   Johnston, Geoffrey ^d   McGurran, John ^b,e   Kehler, Melissa ^f   Noseworthy, Tom ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY   (Canada)

^b Western Canada Waiting List Project   (Canada)

^c STATISTICS CANADA   (Canada)

^d UNIVERSITY OF SASKATCHEWAN   (Canada)

^e UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^f UNIVERSITY OF REGINA   (Canada)

^g UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; KNEE ARTHROPLASTY; LOGISTIC REGRESSION ANALYSIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PATIENT ATTITUDE; PATIENT REFERRAL; PATIENT RIGHT; POSTAL MAIL; QUESTIONNAIRE; SEX DIFFERENCE; TOTAL HIP PROSTHESIS;

EID: 49749148071     PISSN: 08203946     EISSN: 14882329     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1503/cmaj.071659     Document Type: Article

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