Measurement of surgical wait times in a universal health care system

Journal of the Canadian Urological Association

Volumn 2, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 597-603

  Kawakami, Jun ^a,b   Hopman, Wilma M ^a   Smith Tryon, Rachael ^a   Siemens, Robert ^a  

^a QUEEN S UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b KINGSTON GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Canada)

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EID: 70350443624     PISSN: 19116470     EISSN: 19116470     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5489/cuaj.974     Document Type: Article

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