Identifying the impact of government targets on waiting times in the NHS

Health Care Management Science

Volumn 12, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 1-10

  Dimakou, Sofia ^a   Parkin, David ^a   Devlin, Nancy ^a,b   Appleby, John ^a,b  

^a CITY UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b KING S FUND   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Duration analysis; Elective surgery; Survival analysis; Waiting lists; Waiting times

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ELECTIVE SURGERY; FEMALE; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; MALE; NATIONAL HEALTH SERVICE; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PUBLIC HOSPITAL; SURVIVAL; TIME; UNITED KINGDOM;

EFFICIENCY, ORGANIZATIONAL; FEMALE; GREAT BRITAIN; HOSPITALS, PUBLIC; HUMANS; MALE; PATIENT ADMISSION; STATE MEDICINE; SURGICAL PROCEDURES, ELECTIVE; SURVIVAL ANALYSIS; TIME FACTORS; WAITING LISTS; ELECTIVE SURGICAL PROCEDURES;

EID: 59149096115     PISSN: 13869620     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10729-008-9069-4     Document Type: Article

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