Are waiting times for hospital admissions affected by patients' choices and mobility?

BMC Health Services Research

Volumn 11, Issue , 2011, Pages

  Ringard, Ånen ^a   Hagen, Terje P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OSLO   (Norway)

Author keywords

elective treatment; Norway; Patient choice; waiting times

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; DECISION MAKING; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE SURVEY; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NORWAY; PATIENT; QUESTIONNAIRE;

AGED; CHOICE BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE SURVEYS; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NORWAY; PATIENT ADMISSION; PATIENTS; QUESTIONNAIRES; WAITING LISTS;

EID: 79960561692     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14726963     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1472-6963-11-170     Document Type: Article

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