Establishing physician to patient ratios and predicting workforce needs for Canadian pediatric hematology-oncology programs

Pediatric Blood and Cancer

Volumn 60, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 564-569

  Halton, Jacqueline M ^a   Hand, Jack ^b   Byron, Patricia ^c   Strother, Douglas ^d   Blanchette, Victor ^e  

^a CHILDREN S HOSPITAL OF EASTERN ONTARIO   (Canada)

^b New Janeway Childrens Health and Rehabilitation Centre   (Canada)

^c BC CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (Canada)

^d UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY   (Canada)

^e UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

Author keywords

Hematology oncology; Human resources; Pediatric; Physician ratios; Workforce

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BONE MARROW TRANSPLANTATION; CHILDHOOD CANCER; DEMOGRAPHY; HEALTH PROGRAM; HEMATOLOGIC DISEASE; HUMAN; PHYSICIAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PRIVATE PRACTICE; REIMBURSEMENT; REMUNERATION; STRATEGIC PLANNING; TERTIARY HEALTH CARE; WORKLOAD;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CANADA; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; HEALTH MANPOWER; HEMATOLOGY; HUMANS; MALE; MEDICAL ONCOLOGY; PEDIATRICS; PHYSICIANS; WORKLOAD;

EID: 84873709375     PISSN: 15455009     EISSN: 15455017     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/pbc.24362     Document Type: Article

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