Evaluation of supply-side initiatives to improve access to coronary bypass surgery

BMC Health Services Research

Volumn 12, Issue 1, 2012, Pages

  Sobolev, Boris G ^a,b   Fradet, Guy ^a   Kuramoto, Lisa ^b   Sobolyeva, Rita ^c   Rogula, Basia ^b   Levy, Adrian R ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

^b VANCOUVER COASTAL HEALTH RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Canada)

^c Utilitas Consulting   (Canada)

^d DALHOUSIE UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Access to care; CABG; Health policy; Provincial registry; Surgical wait lists

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; CANADA; CORONARY ARTERY BYPASS GRAFT; ECONOMICS; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; INSURANCE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; REGISTER; STANDARD; STATISTICS; TIME;

AGED; CANADA; CORONARY ARTERY BYPASS; FEMALE; HEALTH POLICY; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; REGISTRIES; TIME FACTORS; UNIVERSAL COVERAGE; WAITING LISTS;

EID: 84865972791     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14726963     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1472-6963-12-311     Document Type: Article

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