Performance measures for the evaluation of patients referred to the Toronto General Hospital's kidney transplant program

Healthcare Management Forum

Volumn 26, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 184-190

  Sultan, Heebah ^a   Famure, Olusegun ^a   Anh Phan, Nicholas Tuan ^a   Dung Van, Julie Anh ^a   Kim, Sang Joseph ^a  

^a TORONTO GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CANADA; END STAGE RENAL DISEASE; EVALUATION STUDY; FEMALE; GENERAL HOSPITAL; HEALTH PROGRAM; HUMAN; KIDNEY TRANSPLANTATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT REFERRAL; PERFORMANCE MEASUREMENT SYSTEM; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; TOTAL QUALITY MANAGEMENT; YOUNG ADULT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; FEMALE; HOSPITALS, GENERAL; HUMANS; KIDNEY TRANSPLANTATION; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; ONTARIO; PREOPERATIVE PERIOD; QUALITY INDICATORS, HEALTH CARE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; WAITING LISTS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84890586014     PISSN: 08404704     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.hcmf.2013.09.008     Document Type: Article

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