Disclosing total waiting times for joint replacement: Evidence from the English NHS using linked hes data

Health Economics (United Kingdom)

Volumn 23, Issue 7, 2014, Pages 806-820

  Marques, Elsa ^a   Noble, Sian ^a   Blom, Ashley W ^a   Hollingworth, William ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

health policy; NHS target policies; patient centred care; waiting lists; waiting times

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; ELECTIVE SURGERY; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HIP ARTHROPLASTY; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; JOINT PROSTHESIS; KNEE ARTHROPLASTY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SECONDARY HEALTH CARE; TIME TO TREATMENT; ADULT; ARTHROPLASTY; DEMOGRAPHY; ECONOMICS; MEDICAL RECORD; MIDDLE AGED; NATIONAL HEALTH SERVICE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; STATISTICAL MODEL; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA; UNITED KINGDOM;

ADULT; AGED; ARTHROPLASTY, REPLACEMENT; DEMOGRAPHY; ENGLAND; FEMALE; HEALTH POLICY; HUMANS; MALE; MEDICAL RECORD LINKAGE; MIDDLE AGED; MODELS, STATISTICAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; STATE MEDICINE; WAITING LISTS;

EID: 84902003733     PISSN: 10579230     EISSN: 10991050     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/hec.2954     Document Type: Article

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