Reducing elective general surgery cancellations at a Canadian hospital

Canadian Journal of Surgery

Volumn 56, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 113-118

  Azari Rad, Solmaz ^a   Yontef, Alanna L ^a   Aleman, Dionne M ^a   Urbach, David R ^b,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY HEALTH NETWORK   (Canada)

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EID: 84876170607     PISSN: 0008428X     EISSN: 14882310     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1503/cjs.018411     Document Type: Article

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