Waiting lists and elective surgery: Ordering the queue

Medical Journal of Australia

Volumn 192, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 217-220

  Curtis, Andrea J ^a   Russell, Colin O H ^a   Stoelwinder, Johannes U ^a   McNeil, John J ^a  

^a MONASH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AUSTRALIA; CLINICAL DECISION MAKING; CLINICAL FEATURE; ELECTIVE SURGERY; HEALTH CARE NEED; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; METHODOLOGY; PATIENT SELECTION; PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE; REVIEW; SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY; SURGEON; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HUMAN; STATISTICS; TIME; UTILIZATION REVIEW;

AUSTRALIA; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HUMANS; PATIENT SELECTION; SURGICAL PROCEDURES, ELECTIVE; TIME FACTORS; WAITING LISTS;

EID: 77950349828     PISSN: 0025729X     EISSN: 13265377     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5694/j.1326-5377.2010.tb03482.x     Document Type: Review

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