Access to emergency operative care: A comparative study between the Canadian and American health care systems

Surgery

Volumn 146, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 300-307

  Krajewski, Susan A ^a,b   Hameed, S Morad ^a   Smink, Douglas S ^c   Rogers Jr , Selwyn O ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

^b HARVARD SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^c BRIGHAM AND WOMEN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACUTE APPENDICITIS; ADULT; APPENDIX PERFORATION; ARTICLE; CANADA; COMPARATIVE STUDY; EMERGENCY SURGERY; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HUMAN; INCOME; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SOCIAL STATUS; UNITED STATES; UNIVARIATE ANALYSIS;

ADULT; APPENDICITIS; CANADA; EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES; ETHNIC GROUPS; FEMALE; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HEALTHCARE DISPARITIES; HUMANS; INCOME; INSURANCE, HEALTH; MALE; MEDICAID; MEDICARE; MIDDLE AGED; NATIONAL HEALTH PROGRAMS; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; UNITED STATES; UNIVERSAL COVERAGE; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 67650526409     PISSN: 00396060     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.surg.2009.04.005     Document Type: Article

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