Effect of triage on waiting time for community rehabilitation: A prospective cohort study

Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation

Volumn 93, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 441-445

  Harding, Katherine E ^a,b   Taylor, Nicholas F ^a,b   Leggat, Sandra G ^a   Stafford, Maree ^b  

^a LA TROBE UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b EASTERN HEALTH   (Australia)

Author keywords

Health services accessibility; Rehabilitation; Triage; Waiting lists

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; COHORT ANALYSIS; COMMUNITY BASED REHABILITATION; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; FEMALE; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HOSPITAL MANAGEMENT; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OUTPATIENT; PARAMEDICAL PERSONNEL; PATIENT REFERRAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; CLINICAL TRIAL; COMMUNITY CARE; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; REHABILITATION CENTER; SOCIOECONOMICS; STATISTICS; TIME;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; COMMUNITY HEALTH SERVICES; FEMALE; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; REFERRAL AND CONSULTATION; REHABILITATION CENTERS; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; TIME FACTORS; TRIAGE; WAITING LISTS;

EID: 84860009921     PISSN: 00039993     EISSN: 1532821X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.apmr.2011.09.021     Document Type: Article

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