Variability in the prioritization of patients for cataract extraction

International Journal for Quality in Health Care

Volumn 22, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 107-114

  Gutiérrez, Susana garcía ^a   Bilbao, Amaia ^b   Beguiristain, Jose María ^c   Navarro, Gemma ^d   Tapias, Jesús Martínez ^e   Blasco, Juan Antonio ^f   Quintana, José María ^a  

^a HOSPITAL DE GALDAKAO   (Spain)

^b Fundación Vasca de Innovación e Investigación Sanitarias   (Spain)

^c Gobierno Vasco   (Spain)

^d Servicio de Oncología Médica   (Spain)

^e HOSPITAL UNIVERSITARIO VIRGEN DE LAS NIEVES   (Spain)

^f Unidad de Evaluacion de Tecnologias Sanitarias   (Spain)

Author keywords

Cataract extraction; Prioritization; Variability; Waiting list

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CATARACT; CATARACT EXTRACTION; COHORT ANALYSIS; DEMOGRAPHY; DISEASE SEVERITY; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HEALTH CARE PLANNING; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PATHOLOGY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY OF LIFE; SCORING SYSTEM; SPAIN; UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL; VISION; VISUAL ACUITY;

EID: 77952610025     PISSN: 13534505     EISSN: 14643677     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/intqhc/mzq002     Document Type: Article

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