Development of pediatric wait time access targets

Canadian Journal of Surgery

Volumn 54, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 107-110

  Wright, James G ^a   Li, Kayi ^a   Seguin, Cathy ^a   Booth, Marilyn ^b   Fitzgerald, Peter ^c   Jones, Sarah ^d   Leitch, Kellie K ^e   Willis, Baxter ^f  

^a HOSPITAL FOR SICK CHILDREN   (Canada)

^b Ontario Children's Health Network   (Canada)

^c MCMASTER CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (Canada)

^d KINGSTON GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Canada)

^e CHILDREN S HOSPITAL OF WESTERN ONTARIO   (Canada)

^f CHILDREN S HOSPITAL OF EASTERN ONTARIO   (Canada)

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EID: 79953254509     PISSN: 0008428X     EISSN: 14882310     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1503/cjs.048409     Document Type: Article

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