Public views on a wait time management initiative: A matter of communication

BMC Health Services Research

Volumn 10, Issue , 2010, Pages

  Bruni, Rebecca A ^a,b   Laupacis, Andreas ^c,d   Levinson, Wendy ^d   Martin, Douglas K ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^b Centre for Clinical Ethics   (Canada)

^c ST MICHAEL'S HOSPITAL   (Canada)

^d UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CANADA; E-MAIL; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; INTERVIEW; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PUBLIC OPINION; TIME MANAGEMENT;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; COMMUNICATION; EFFICIENCY, ORGANIZATIONAL; ELECTRONIC MAIL; FEMALE; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HUMANS; INTERVIEWS AS TOPIC; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; ONTARIO; PUBLIC OPINION; TIME MANAGEMENT; WAITING LISTS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 77955225616     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14726963     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1472-6963-10-228     Document Type: Article

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